[CHAR] Lanius School of Villainy and Mischief

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Cordelia Gable

Full Name:
Cordelia Antoinette Gable

Nicknames/Aliases:
Delia, Delly

Age:
16

Gender:
Female

Division:
Smarts

Powers:
Energy Direction: Cordelia can manipulate and change different types of energy. For instance, by zapping herself with a taser, she can redirect that energy into another person’s body and encourage the natural healing processes. This also means that, if she’s aware and alert enough to be using her powers, she can be very difficult to defeat with fists alone.

Description:
Standing at 5’5” even, Cordelia is a twiggy, androgynous thing. She lacks curves, and could pass for a pretty young man without much effort. However, due to the fact she often braids or puts her shoulder-blade length blond hair up into a bun, dresses in almost exclusively pastel colors, and fancies skirts and dresses often on her days off, it puts some of that doubt out of mind. When working in the school’s labs, she tends to wear a lab coat over pastel scrubs, many of which have charming little designs, like blobfish or rabbits, on them.

She’s light skinned, and the most notable feature about her (aside from all the pastel) are her eyes. Not only are they a bright gold in color, but as she suffers from a condition called polycoria, one of her eyes has two pupils instead of one. Cordelia wears glasses to accommodate for this.

Personality:
“A little odd” would be the polite way of talking about Miss Gable and her mannerisms. She’s pleasant enough, speaking softly and always minding her p’s and q’s. She always provides for the community potlucks, is more than happy to collaborate with her fellow researchers, and never seems to get mad or stir the pot (even passive aggressively! Astounding!). However, when spoken with, it’s easy to get the impression that Cordelia doesn’t exactly have all her marbles in order. In fact, it’s even easier to assume that she’s perpetually high off some strange drug, given her usual behavior. She drifts from one topic to the next in the middle of conversation, brings up peculiar talking points, and when not in the middle of work, it isn’t out of the question to see her wandering around with a dreamy smile on her face.

She makes up for her seemingly absentminded nature with a burning curiosity, a sharp genius, and a complete disregard for silly things like “ethics” and “morality” when it stands in the way of what she wants to know.

Crush: N/A for the time being.

Skills:
- Highly intelligent, with a deep understanding of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and energy flow, among other such things.

- Can put this knowledge to use, of course, able to perform first-aid, to...genuinely disturbing, and often confusing, experiments.

- Her strange manner of thinking can lead her to interesting results.

Weaknesses:
- Given the fact she has spent so little time interacting with the outside world, her knowledge of how it works is limited.

- She also has the social skills of a doorknob, but one of those doorknobs that don’t seem to open right away, and you have to twist it around and jiggle it a little for it to finally open GOD DAMNIT. She’s also casually paranoid.

- Not athletic in the slightest. This means in terms of being able to physically defend herself, she is seriously lacking.


Brief History: Cordelia’s history is fairly unknown to most students at the school. She was raised by a single father, who was...decidedly odd, from what she has implied of him. She grew up without much interaction with the outside world. However, she’s a grade A student, and seems to enjoy her work at the school very, very much.

Other:

Anjel Finch

Full Name:
Anjel Emery Finch

Nicknames/Aliases:
The Cartoonist

Age:
17

Gender:
“What’s in your pants?”
“A bomb! :D”

Division:
Strength

Powers:
Toon Town: As their name implies, The Cartoonist doesn't abide by the normal laws of physics. If you set off an explosive in their face, they'll come out of it with little more than a sooty face and raggedy clothes. Their limbs can become rubbery at will. They can bring out anything from a toy dinosaur to an entire school bus out of their pockets. If it's in the name of a gag, they can even duplicate themselves and pull off other ridiculous feats.

Most experts in the field of superpower studies would officially dub them as a reality warper, and a powerful one at that.

They wouldn't be wrong.

Description: For someone attending a school for villains, Anjel has a remarkably sweet and earnest face. They have bright blue eyes, and a mouth quick to smile. Their dark brown hair is a bird’s nest of odd ends and cowlicks, and they prefer to dress in a cheerful, “poppy” manner. They stand at 5’8”, have a slim but muscular build, and light skin.

The Cartoonist's costume is heavily influenced by the fashion style of the 1930s, though exaggerated. They wear a colorful pinstripe suit, a hamburg hat with a giant feather tucked into the brim, white gloves, and a simple black and white mask. Due to their power, the mask will reflect The Cartoonist's feelings in appropriately silly ways when they wear it, the mouth grinning, the eyes widening in shock.

Personality: Anjel is a very cheerful, if not borderline manic person, to say the least. They're upbeat, cracking jokes and looking at life with a smile on their face. They might come off as somewhat eccentric at times, especially because they’re rather childish. Toys in particular delight them- an easy way to get on their good side is to give them a yo-yo or a paddle ball. In spite of their quirks, however, they come off as generally friendly and good-natured.

When working as The Cartoonist, they dial everything up to eleven, however. They go from "semi-regular amounts of bounciness" to complete hamminess. They adore having a stage presence, adore playing themselves up, adore being a "villain". It's enough to make them seem harmless enough, at first.

However, for all the friendly cheerfulness, Anjel lacks empathy for people they don't know. If someone is in the way of what they want, they'll brush the person out of the path, and then see nothing wrong with their actions. The only exception to this rule is children. Anjel makes an effort to look out for students younger than themselves, and will happily give their own...unique brand of advice.

Crush: Has an elaborate and detailed fantasy about finding a superhero rival determined to bring them down. The two regularly come into conflict, exchanging witty banter and barbs, and each altercation ending with Anjel getting away at the last second. An unspoken tension slowly builds between them, until one day, when one is at the mercy of the other, they lean in, the distance getting smaller, their breath on each other’s faces-
...What? Can’t someone dream?

Skills:
- Highly creative, especially when it comes to using their power.

- Even when not relying on their powers, they are very scrappy in a fight.

- Good at thinking on their feet.

Weaknesses:
- Their best strength in a fight is when their opponent is taking them seriously. However, a crafty opponent will realize that, by playing along and into the cartoon tropes, they’ll be able to, though not kill them easily, certainly incapacitate them. It’s all about playing into the gag.

- Speaking of gags, The Cartoonist’s powers rely heavily on making gags, being silly, and generally messing about. They can do incredible feats of reality bending, but most of their extreme acts are tied to the sole purpose of making a joke. If they try to play seriously, their powers won’t be as easy to manipulate.

- Again, because of the gag, sometimes their power backfires on them while they’re trying to use it.


Brief History:
Will add at a later date probably.

Other:

[Prosaic]

Professor Argyros

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If I could burn this town, I wouldn't hesitate to smile while you suffocate and die. | Don't let me in with no intention to keep me, Jesus Christ, don't be kind to me, honey, don't feed me, I will come back.



FULL NAME

Niklaus Dacey Argyros

NICKNAMES

Nik, Klaus, Dace

ALIASES

Tartarus

AGE

Thirty

GENDER

Male

DIVISION

Strength

POWERS

Nightmare Manifestation/Dream Manipulation

Niklaus is an unimposing individual despite what a name he's made for himself over the years. He's quite lean in build and only stands in around five foot ten inches. He never quite holds himself to that full height, often hunched or hugging his elbows. Most who meet Niklaus without an idea of his villain identity will assume almost nothing of him. He's not immediately frightening and he almost seems nervous in how he moves, how he rocks and fidgets.

Niklaus has longish brown hair that curls at the ends, this hair is usually kept in a ponytail at the nape of his neck although he has sometimes relents in letting it down. He has a face that seems almost friendly with a roman nose and high cheekbones. His eyes are a pale, pale shade of green and his skin is usually quite tan although nowadays it looks a bit paler. His smile is a frequent thing, honestly the only thing that's physically unsettling about Niklaus is that too-wide grin that almost never seems to fall.

He dresses quite simply, comfortably, favoring cardigans and sweaters. He can be found in suits every so often but for the most part he dresses down.

Niklaus is not quite right. Many who have the displeasure of getting to know the man have found that he is... a few screws loose of a set. Niklaus is friendly, borderline manic in his friendliness. He's cheerful and excitable, he almost always seems happy. His pleasant demeanor makes it easy to talk to him but his distractable nature makes it hard to follow any thread of conversation with him. He is rapidly shifting, constantly bouncing from one extreme to the next.

While he may love you one day, he might assuredly hate you the next. His erratic and ever-shifting emotions make him both unstable and confusing. One wrong turn and he could be plotting your downfall, it's entirely frustrating to deal with at times. He is easily amused and sometimes childish in his mannerisms.

He is egotistical to a point of megalomania, he honestly believes himself to be a God. He's bold and willing to rush into things without a second thought, extremely reckless and unafraid. He is power-hungry and violent. He is willing to hurt whoever he can to get wherever he needs to be. He is sadistic and enjoys inflicting pain on others. Despite these things, he is a good public speaker, someone who accidentally exudes charisma but this also makes him quite good at lying.

All in all, Niklaus is not someone to be taken lightly.

RELATIONSHIP

N/A

SKILLS

Powers
Quite simply, Niklaus is good at using his abilities. This can make him quite formidable.

Lying
Niklaus is a good liar, it's almost impossible to distinguish his lies from his truths.

Socializing
Niklaus is naturally social, he's likable if you don't know what you're getting into.

Psychoanalyzing
He's inclined to reading people.

WEAKNESSES

Naive
Niklaus is naive, easily lead astray by the right words.

Frustrated
Niklaus grows frustrated quickly.

Dim
Niklaus is not terribly smart.

It started in Thessaloniki, Greece...

Niklaus Argyros was raised an only child to a single father. His mother had died shortly after his birth and his father was left to raise him alone. He was an odd child from the start. He could never seem to stay in place, often wandering and distracted by the strangest little things. This was something his father could never quite understand, a level-headed man who wasn't taken by art or mystery, but his son was not much like him at all.

Niklaus wanted to see all that the world could offer but his father was content with what they had. Life was quiet for the first few years of his life, his father was distant and they rarely spoke. Niklaus was never terribly bothered by this absence of adults in his life but it did often lead to him getting in trouble. He would often bother their neighbors and could be found following around an older boy in the neighborhood. This young man's name was Richmond and he was somewhat infamous for reeking havoc.

Richmond was two years older than Niklaus and was often at the head of their misadventures. They quickly made a name for themselves in that neighborhood much to Niklaus' father's chagrin. Niklaus wound up at odds with his father as a result of this, the two had taken to fighting near constantly. It was during one of these fights that Niklaus first developed his powers.

Niklaus would disappear from his childhood home shortly after this.

Tartarus would first come into the media maybe two years after this. A haunting figure that appeared in the dreams of citizens, always with a man at his side. He would torture his victims by using their worst fears against them and leave them broken shells of who they had once been. Tartarus was a menace and his sidekick was no better.

The two would continue a reign of terror for what would become years until-- Richmond would wind up as collateral in a battle with a hero who sought to take them down. After the loss of his partner, Niklaus seemingly disappeared again. He has only recently come back to light upon getting a job at the school.

OTHER

Nope, that's it.

Devan Lock

Those fires in your attic that rage without permission sometimes invade your living room or break out in the kitchen. | So sing your sad excuses, you've got the scars to prove it and I'm sure they'll sing along.



FULL NAME

Devan Joseph Lock

NICKNAMES

Dev, Lock

AGE

Seventeen

GENDER

Male

DIVISION

Strength

POWERS

Necrosis Inducement

Devan is built compact and short, he only stands in around five foot seven inches although he looks a bit shorter upon first glance. His build is wiry with muscle and he is very lean, he can easily be compared to a dancer in frame. He has broad shoulders and a broad chest although this is somewhat due to how compact his muscular distribution is.

His skin tone is olive and spotted with dark freckles that are evenly scattered across his body. His fingertips are usually blackened with rot, his nails are almost always cracked. He tends to keep his hands wrapped in gauze as a result of this.

His hair is often kept just a bit too long and it tends to be somewhat messy. He almost never seems to keep his hair brushed and as a result it winds up hanging across his forehead and nose. He has a pretty face with high cheekbones and a sharp jawline, his eyes are heavy-lidded and a very pale gray in shade. He has a full mouth that's often down-turned and somewhat somber. He has a prominent hawk nose.

He can usually be found in hoodies and sweaters over dark jeans and boots.

Devan is rude, whether this be intentional or unintentional is sometimes hard to decipher because he often seems confused when he’s called out on it. Despite this rude demeanor, he’s unapologetic, seemingly convinced that people who think he’s mean are just whining or “don’t really know him”. He’s got a tendency to lean on a sharp sense of humor, one that picks at the insecurities of others and he also fails to see an issue with that.

Devan is manipulative by nature, a toxic person who finds it advantageous to twist others to suit himself. He seeks power, driven by an urge to stand above his peers and willing to crush whoever he can to climb those ranks. However, he’s not terribly confident in his ability to do so. Achievements are often seen as things he could have done better and he tends to pick apart his strategies with an over-analyzing eye. This can make him incredibly organized but also incredibly in need of approval.

His better qualities fall into an inherent goofiness when he’s with friends or loved ones, he can even be construed as sweet in these moments. He’s got a gentle nature hidden beneath that rough exterior and he’s kind of a hopeless romantic, although it’s hard to tell with how eager he is to flirt with others.

On another end, he is woeful and self-pitying. He tends to presume he’s going through the worst and he feels ill-fated when things don’t go his way. He feels targeted, whether he is or not and he’s his own worst enemy. He’s argumentative, grouchy, and very cynical. He tends to think he knows best and won’t take the advice of anyone else. He’s easily frustrated and he lacks basic empathy which often causes him to act immorally but he’s quite good at emulating empathy.

RELATIONSHIP

N/A

SKILLS

Powers
Devan's ability can be detrimental with the right control.

Scrappy
The boy can hold his own in a fist fight.

Thick-skinned
It can be hard to bother him, even when one is trying to.

Charismatic
He's quite good at seeming more charming than he is.

WEAKNESSES

Easily Discouraged
A few words contrary to his ability and Devan tends to take it all very personally.

Lacking Control
His ability is sort of a wild card and he ends up injured as a result.

Irritable
His temper is quick and destructive.

It started in Manhattan, New York...

Okay, again.
I just uh.
I don't feel like writing, Echo.
You can't make me. Quick summary: Devan grew up in Manhattan, he had kind of a poor ass family, he didn't get proper medical care as a result. He developed his ability in his early teens and started to act out blah blah blah. Here he is now.

OTHER

Devan has malformed lungs which results in shortness of breath quite easily. He can suffocate under extreme circumstances.

Simon Montana

My Grandpa said, "Don't be afraid of death, he's just your closest friend coming back for what he forgot", I hope I forget all these lies. | "And what about your friends, don't you love them enough to stay?" And I say, "If I don't leave now, I will never get away."



FULL NAME

Simon Adam Montana

NICKNAMES

Si

AGE

Sixteen

GENDER

Male

DIVISION

Smarts

POWERS

Clairvoyant Visions

Simon is naturally pretty tall, built skinny and long-legged. He stands in around '5"11 and he's very bony with pretty terrible posture. Simon is also very pale, like most of his siblings, except he's covered in a scattering of freckles. His cheeks and nose are where these freckles stand most prominently, aside from his freckles, he is prone to reddish discoloration at the extremities.

Simon has very dark, nearly black hair that stands in rumpled curls atop his head. His eyes are both brown although one is a shade lighter than the other. He wears red glasses and can usually be found in some form of flannel.

Simon is a sarcastic young man with a bit of a viper’s tongue, he tends to speak in a way that borders on over-dramatic when it comes to using sarcasm. He’s prone to snippy comebacks, things that seem quite mean and inconsiderate of the feelings of those around him. He doesn’t seem to have a filter when he speaks, often saying what he feels with no heed for whether or not it’s ill-timed or badly put. He doesn’t believe in limiting his jokes which often make him… somewhat unlikeable for those on the receiving end. It’s not been a stretch to call him “rude” or “mean”.

He’s very emotionally unintelligent, not very good at understanding other people. While he’s extremely competent as a clairvoyant, he’s not so competent as a friend or someone to look to for guidance. He’s very good at listening however, it’s just very unlikely he’ll have any comments on the matter or any helpful advice.

He’s very kind, someone who’s friendly, at least on a surface level. He’s easy to get along with if you’ve got the patience for him. He likes to keep things light-hearted, joking around and trying to get under the skin of people he deems “too serious”. He’s playful by nature and finds it hard to take things serious, even when the situation is… very serious.

He’s extremely intelligent, finds it easy to work through most technical problems and doesn’t have any issue thinking outside the box. He’s very introverted and doesn’t much like company despite his desire to force other people to deal with his awful sense of humor. He’s quick to irritate and not someone you want to be on the bad side of. He’s also very prone to guilt. He tends to take things very seriously when they concern him or something he’s done.

He’s nihilistic by nature due to his leaning on death prophecies. He’s not afraid to die and tends to make this quite clear by pressing his luck as much as possible. He can sometimes be brave, although only when it’s entirely out of left field.

RELATIONSHIP

N/A

SKILLS

Computers
Ever the nerd archetype, Simon is extremely talented with computers although he specializes in viruses and hacking.

Bargaining
Simon is good at coming up with deals on the spot, although he usually only does this when he's forced to.

WEAKNESSES

Physically Weak
Simon cannot hold his own in a fight.

Thoughtless
Does things without thinking, often.

Masochistic
Seems to almost invite pain.

He was born to the Montana family, he is the youngest son. Life has been easy. His siblings drive him nuts.

OTHER

N/A

[Zoey Boey]

Judy Jennings

Full Name: Judy Jennings

Nicknames/Aliases: None, yet.

Age: 13

Gender: Female

Division: Strength

Powers:

Emotional Resonance: When Judy is near someone who is undergoing a great amount of emotion, she is capable of "draining" them of it just by being near them, but the process is sped up via touch. If someone dies near her, a great deal of this Resonance of their final emotion is released. Their body also disintegrates into a glowing white smoke. Judy feels the barest hint of what they were feeling, however this is mostly used to charge up her offensive powers.

She is capable of expelling these emotions from her like a beacon. If she has accumulated a great amount of fear, she can instill terror in the people that look at her or otherwise feel her presence. On the flip side she can reverse this ability, draining the emotions from those around her until they lack the will to live, though this process takes hours. Both of these unnatural manipulations of emotions can be disrupted by distance, and she can only do one or the other, not both.

Reaper: Judy wields a mysterious white energy. She can convert herself into this energy to move great distances rapidly; as well as spaces too narrow to fit through. Release it in very high damage slashes, blasts, or projectiles, as well as using it to defend herself with force fields. The more Emotional Resonance she has gathered, the more powerful she is. Not only are they capable of considerable physical damage, focused strikes can sap even the most resilient targets of their life force. This combined with her Emotional Resonance means she is literally a terror on the battlefield with immense destructive potential. A living weapon.

Description: An unassuming teenage girl. Shorter than average, a thin frame. Her head is a little too big and wobbly. She has chin length black hair in something like a bob, and pale skin. She usually wears baggy, loose, and large black hoodies and black skirts. The most noticeable thing about Judy is her eyes. The iris is completely black, making it seem like she has very large pupils instead. When using her powers, the iris turn shades of grey or white. Her demeanor is very obviously empty, lacking, like she isn't quite there. A superstitious person might say Judy is soulless.

Personality: Judy Jennings doesn't really feel anything. Not like other people, anyway. Emotion has eluded her for her entire life. Rather than emotions, she seems to have strange impulses. Usually she is cold, analytical, detatched. She is curious, often wanting to learn more of the world around her and the people in it.

She has a creative streak, and is capable of understanding the beauty of the world around her, often drawing or writing about it. Simultaneously she has destructive urges- the desire to kill. Animals, people, anything, really. To see how they die and then absorb their emotions, and resonate with them. To push her abilities to the limit. When the rational part of her mind realises how this could lead to her own destruction, she tries to channel these impulses into a creative direction. Every once in a while though she must find something to snuff the life out of.

She is not arrogant or prideful, she doesn't feel those things. She doesn't feel contempt for those who do feel emotions- if anything she is very curious about things like love and hate. She is a girl of simple whims and desires. To create and destroy. Despite her off-putting emptiness, Judy can be a person who is very easy to hang around with. She is the ultimate non-judgemental person and will listen to whoever cares to talk. Her unique perspective and dry comments can even be somewhat endearing. As long as she isn't suffering from a rare destructive impulse, she is entirely stable, predictable, and safe to be around.

As for villainous plans, Judy isn't sure. Right now she is thinking of, somehow, eliminating all life on the planet. It just feels...inevitable. She keeps this to herself, though. In terms of short term goals, some reliable way of becoming a serial killer without attracting attention to herself would be preferable.

Crush: None.

Skills:

Artist: Judy Jennings can draw realistic art in striking detail.

Unreadable and off-putting: Not being able to be frightened or intimidated comes in handy. She's also just straight up creepy.

Sneaky: Judy can move quicky and quietly. This compounded with her ability to teleport can make her had to track.

Observant: Judy is perceptive.


Weaknesses:

Emotionally Stunted: Judy cannot pick on lies. She can only detect them using rationality and logic. Emotional queues in general go completely over her head. Fear also evolved for a reason. Judy lacks a primal survival instinct.

The Power of Friendship: The more emotions Judy absorbs via destruction or contact, the more power she gains. For her entire life this has been kept to things like fear and anger. However were she to strike down a deep, heroic soul, then she would absorb those feeling, as well. This will lead to great emotional instability. No one, not even Judy, knows this weakness. As long as she can absorb and resonate fear and terror, she could keep on killing, but strong "souls" could break through. Similarly, love, compassion, and sympathy are also things she can absorb via contact or proximity as well. Whether she likes it or not.


Brief History: Judy Jennings was born to a pair of superhero parents. Her father James was named Blink, her mother Delilah was Spark. Blink had the power of short ranged teleportation, Spark had the power of emotional manipulation. They were members of a team, and made quite the dynamic duo.

This all ended rather quickly when Judy's birth killed Delilah. James fell into a depression. He became a hermit, and resented Judy for being born, revealing himself to be a hateful and cruel person. This was before Judy was revealed to be the strange, unfeeling "monster" she is today. When he figured that out, he felt validated of his hate towards her.

This was the environment Judy was raised in until eventually, James found out about Judy's murderous impulses. There was a confrontation, and Judy's own powers awakened. A life time of hate absorbed by the girl made quick work of the experience super hero once it was turned back on him. She didn't hold anything against him, or feel much anything at all. Judy concluded life didn't have much value after all, and decided to eventually take it upon herself to exterminate the human race. This most likely didn't jive with a heroic academy so she found her way to a villainous one, instead. After all she needs time to grow, first. A short life thus far, full of nothing but cruelty, malice, and misery. Oh, well. Only place from here is up.

Other: Likes reading fantasy novels.

Mrs. K

Full Name: Alexandra Kosmos-Wright

Nicknames/Aliases: Alex, Mrs. K, Decema.

Age: 38

Gender: Female

Division: Suavity

Powers: Mrs. K can stop time for eleven seconds. Only she can move when time is stopped. If she stops time for only two seconds, she still has nine seconds left to use. It takes two seconds to restore the two seconds she used. If she used all eleven seconds at once, then one second later, she could stop time for another second.

While she can do it on command, it is also something of a reflex. It can happen automatically, like flinching.

Description: Alexandra Kosmos is a strikingly beautiful woman reaching middle age. She has warm brown skin and long, dark brown hair, and piercing brown eyes. Her hair is usually tied up into a ponytail, with some bangs on the right side of her face. She's about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, with an athletic but slender body.

She has an interesting sense of fashion. Casual, formal, but certainly unusual. Long coats, skirts, thigh high boots. She sometimes wears chokers, but she's always seen with a necklace. A simple quartz crystal of apparently sentimental value.

Personality: An amiable and well put together person. Mrs. K is very approachable, yet authoritative. She has a good-natured humor about her and doesn't like to put people down or intimidate people. She comes off as imminently trust-worthy, because she is. Unlike many people in the world of villainy, Alexandra is a genuine person. What you see is pretty much what you get.

She's also compassionate. She cares for the students and staff of Lanius, and wants to help them succeed. Her goal is to do good. To help the less stable become more stable. The genocidal maniacs? Perhaps all they need is someone to give them a hug. Then, they can just be regular serial killers. She doesn't really care about doing evil. Though she has her reasons to dislike the status quo. She just wants people to be happy. The people she meets would still do what they were doing no matter what she did- but if she can help just a little then maybe they can find the life they truly deserve. She believes villainy should be rational and fair. If not, then she will just try to minimize the damage. A lot of these kids just lack a positive parental figure. And if she's being honest, a lot of her fellow teachers...aren't exactly that.

Really, Alexandra is just suspiciously normal. She absolutely would not be out of place at a regular school, or even a heroic school.

Maybe Alexandra is a little crazy. She's a thrillseeker and curious about the pyschology of others. About what makes the human mind tick. Everyone is just the most complex rubix cube in the world. She's fascinated by the idea that the right 'mouth-sounds' can carry enough weight to change the course of someone's life forever. And of course she's unfazed by gore and death, and totally willing to take a human life herself. Though she generally isn't a fan of violence or even using her powers- instead preferring to solve her problems diplomatically.

Mrs. K is interested in doing good- in helping people. Those people just happen to be what most people would call "evil." So she works for the good of evil. Makes sense, right? Having spent a lifetime around villains ranging from the terrifying to the whacky, Alexandra has seen it all. Little disturbs her- just another day at the office.

Crush: Oh, how could she not have a crush on David Wright? She's married to him.

Skills:

Pyschologist: Alexandra is good at helping other people find the source of their own internal struggles.

Suavity: Alexandra loves learning about people's pysche. She can be the most deviously manipulative person at Lanius- if she wants to be, which she doesn't. However this skillset does come in handy as she has a Grade A...

Bullshit Detector: Little gets past Alexandra. She can usually tell when a person is lying.

Lethal: Alexandra is a powerful martial artist, able to kill with well placed blows. She's more than capable of defending herself while unarmed.

Athletic: To compound on this, she is fast, agile, and well co-ordinated.

Markswoman: She is an expert shot.

Contingency Plans: Mrs. K is quite clever when it comes to taking down or avoiding powerhouse superheroes.

Weaknesses:

Mortal: She's tough, but not supernaturally so. She has to be extremely careful.

Her family: Alexandra has loved ones. In the super-villainy world, that is a weakness. Enemies should be aware, though, that going after her family is when she'll try to kill you without hesitation. But the life of her family will come first.

Noodles: God, noodles are so good. If you want to bribe Alexandra into doing something, give her noodles. Soy sauce, sesame, egg, even plain. They are the best thing.


Brief History: Alexandra Kosmos was born to a loving mother and father. She was lower class, not exactly able to afford many nice things. She went to school, made friends, (some of which she's still in contact with today!) Went to high school, dated a few guys, got good grades, almost got elected Prom Queen once!

Everything was normal except for the fact that she could stop time for eleven seconds whenever she wanted. Weird, huh? She wasn't really sure what to do with them. Being an impulsive teenager at the time, she used it to steal from people. Then mess with them in general. Only people she didn't know- never on her friends or family.

She needed money. Her mother was sick, her father, jobless. Her friends, too, suffered from poverty. It was terribly unfair. Some people were born with power. Not just super powers- the power of money, wealth, and influence. Why shouldn't she use her gifts to get what she wanted? While those on top were exploiting everyone already?

So began the crime spree of Decema and the Minute Hands. The notorious master thief and gang leader. She and her quickly acquired gang of loyal goons struck bank after bank, defeated low level superheroes with trickery. She paired up with other super villains for maximum effeciency. She was a part of multiple super-villain team ups. Everyone knew her as the mysterious, charismatic villain who could stop time for ten seconds. She was even a robin hood type figure, tossing stolen money out of get away cars to the people. She even did some actual good stuff, like screwing over super scummy businesses and corporations. It was fun!

(She figured they would figure out her ability eventually, so she constantly boasted about the ability to stop time for ten seconds. Little did they know, she can actually stop time for eleven seconds! Muahahaha! Bah. If only it was twelve, though. Then the branding would be perfect.)

This all lasted from when she was about twenty to when she was thirty. In the meantime she went to college, found a husband and got married. She got a degree in psychology. She didn't even have to lead a double life, because David Wright knew she was a super villain and he was like, totally into it. Let's just say sometimes the costume stayed on.

And what a life it was. She never got caught, and no one ever suspected. She could stop time, for Christ's sake. As long as she was careful and kept her head down, she was basically untouchable. Once she had made a comfortable life for herself, she kept running her middling criminal enterprise as a side gig. The Minute Hands are still on brand and lend their services out to villains today, though the Decema persona has mostly retired. Sometimes she still puts on the costume, though, but her appearances are rare. Only once or twice every couple of years since she became a professor.

She signed up for Lanius when she was thirty-one and has worked there as a professor/ counselor ever since. She had two kids with David, Lucia and David Junior. Couple of little rascals. They don't know about mommy's work yet, of course, but they're raising them so that when they find out they won't be shocked. They might even grow up to be crooks themselves! Here's hoping! Lucia's 8, and Junior is 7. Here, wanna see some pictures?

Other: She wears prescription contact lessons. She's heterosexual and cisgender. Likes dogs over cats, but it's not like cats are bad or anything.

Lilliane Aurora Daisy

Lily

Full Name: Lilliane Aurora Daisy

Nicknames/Aliases: Lily

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Division: Smarts

Powers: Occultist Apothecary

Lily's powers 1.5

Resonant Stone:

The main conduit of Lily's powers. Wear them as an object for her powers to work. She usually makes them into a necklace, but they can be anything, even just held in the palm of the hand. They must be specially made through arcane processes that take a while. They usually take the form of river-polished stones with runes carved into them. But they can be trinkets, talismans, or drawings.

The Resonant Stone's do not need to be equipped on someone for healing potions to work. But they do help. Especially with the more severe wounds. More severe wounds such as detached limbs will need special attention from various items Lily has at her disposal. It's by no means an instant process but given enough time she can help people survive grievous wounds.

Lily's "magic" only works in two circumstances- either she is there, or a Resonant Stone is there. If neither are present, the paranormal affects of whatever she is doing will be severely dampered. If both are there, the magic will work slightly better and be harder to disturb.

Lily's power comes from belief, and dreams. The idea that believing something to be so makes it so. She is one of the few people in the world to have ever truly grasped this concept. This belief can Resonate through objects, which is what the Resonant Stones are. If there are none, then only the residual power of the objects themselves remain, which isn't much.

Main Powers:

Healing: Lily can heal extremely grievous wounds with various bizarre medical techniques. Most of them involve potions and Resonant Stones.

Pigeons: Lily has various pet 'clay' pigeons around the school that report back to her whenever an incident occurs.

Fourth Room: There are three primary rooms in Lily's office. The third one, always available to the public, looks like an ordinary nurse's office. It even has things like a first aid kit and an eye-washing station.

The second room is where most of her treatment happens. It had stranger supplies. The walls and floor are made of wood, the light on the wall is an ethereal flame that is comfortably warm to the touch. There are cabinents and book shelves and chests. A large wooden table with optional straps for doing more advanced procedures. The second room is heavily enchanted. People have a hard time fighting in here- resonant stones are in every corner and there are runes hidden on the reverse side of the floorboards. It's a non-violence zone.

The third room is Lily's bedroom. Students are rarely allowed back here, but Lily doesn't seem to be particularly secretive about it. There's a comfortable bed, a chalkboard with writing that spills onto the wooden walls around. A book shelf lined with old tomes. The ceiling in particular seems to be some kind of star map of an area of space that doesn't exist.

The Fourth room, no one is allowed into. For their own safety. It's a space between spaces, a land where dreams and nightmares become reality and the shadows of the world become reality. It's also home to the Oldest Library, the place where Lily first found the Oldest Book when she was a little girl. In it she is capable of viewing extra-planar dimensions and entities. The most dangerous experiments are done here. It seems to stretch on forever, but the extension of Lily's power is clearly marked. There is a boundary where the Fourth Room ends and the rest of the strange world it resides in begins. Travelling outside without proper protection is extremely dangerous. Slowly over time Lily extends her influence but, since she has a sizeable amount of territory staked, she has ceased for now.

Lily is a potion making genius. She carries on her an assortment of vials for various purposes. They can boost one's strength, speed, durablity. Enhance powers or disable them. Kill someone instantly. Most of the potions she makes, the more common ones, are for medicinal purposes. They can cure a vast amount of ailments. Powder can be applied to wounds to patch them up and liquids imbibes to seal them. The potions seem to have an intelligence of their own, like drinking them is inviting a personality into one's heart. All of these are the "Real Cures". They are the true medicine of this world, with everything else being a false imitation. According to Lily, anyway. These potions tap into the power of the mind and soul.

She is also a master of the occult. Lost languages, strange rituals. She is capable of altering life and bending creatures to her will. Objects can be granted powers, becoming trinkets and talismans. All of this with preparation, experiments, and testing before hand, of course. Either way, Lily seems to have a 'truer' understanding of the world than most people do. Clearly, this knowledge has cost her some of her mind.

Besides drawing on the latent powers within our own reality, Lily has two main abilities.

Heal Ailment: She can heal people of injuries with her potions.

Twist Creature: A ritual to bend the will of living things to her will. She mostly does this with doves. Now they look like they are made of clay, with oily black eyes. They follow her commands and observe the school, reporting back to her when there are incidents she is needed for.

She can do much more than this, but these are the two things she will do the most. However potions can be brewed for various purposes should the need arise, and rituals can be prepared in interesting circumstances. All she needs is the knowledge and the ingredients.

Description: Lily is a very beautiful blonde woman, standing at about 5 feet, 4 inches tall. Her hair is always tied up into a bun. She has glassy hazel eyes. Her frame is fit, but not muscular. She wears simple clothes, usually t-shirts of various grey colors. The most exceptional thing about her is her large, heavy leather satchel. It's full of various potions and items.

Personality: The first thing someone notices about Lily is the strange way she talks. Very often she says things in roundabout, obtuse ways that seem like nonsense that has to be deciphered. She even speaks words in a language no one knows but her. She's not incapable of speaking normally and succinctly. But about half the time it's like her words are being filtered through something. She doesn't seem to be aware her words often don't make sense to other people. She prefers it when people talk straight with her.

Lily is also distant, forgetful, and unobservant. Most of the time she is lethargic and detached. She's also habitually tired. Her sleep schedule is non-existant, so she is very sleepy a lot of the time. Occasionally she will just drift off into a nap. Sometimes she forgets where she is, why she is there, or even who she is in the first place. It can all just melt away. And all that's left is the True Reality of her works.

Lily likes helping the people at Lanius. Especially the students. She lives at Lanius and feels safe there. Lily is hardly a teacher and will usually just let the students do whatever they want. The only exception being violence, which she will try to stop. If someone is interested in learning from her about her occultist ways, they will quickly become aware that reading the texts in her library are what caused her to be the way she is.

Much like she has bouts of complete apathy, she will occasionally become hyper-lucid. Then, she is quick, volatile, energetic and optimistic. Though she can also be irritable. She even becomes something of a flirt, trying to catch the attention of the other teachers. This is quite rare though and usually only happens when she gets enough sleep.

Nonetheless, the thing Lily cares the most about is her work. As long as no one destroys her room and her projects, she can be friendly and co-operative. She even has a strange wisdom about her. She is an agent of Real Truth, and can be aware of lies, facades, and omissions.

Crush: Most of the teachers here are handsome and beautiful.

Skills:

She has exceptionally clear handwriting, beautiful calligraphy, and unbelievably stable hands. Other than that, it's only her studies into the occult. She can read the ancient texts and languages there that no one else can, unless they commit to the same path she has followed.

Weaknesses:

Just catch her unawares and destroy her potions. Without them she doesn't have much going on. She also doesn't like drinking her own potions, preferring instead to give them to others.


Brief History: There isn't too much to say. Lily was a normal girl with normal parents and a sister. She was lively, a bit introverted, and loved spooky stories. Then one day, she found the Oldest Book. It was an exponential ascendance. She became obsessed, did some untoward experiments on her school mates and...here she is. She is something of a shut in and rarely if ever leaves Lanius grounds. She asks people to bring her ingredients from the outside world. In return, she is a perfect nurse, able to heal the grevious wounds that may be afflicted on the students here.

Other: Her personal quarters and the nurses office are only separated by one door, and are pretty much one and the same. It is a strange place full of trinkets and notes that look scattered and incomprehensible. Still, it feels...safe. It is a magically protected place.

[Crimson Flame]

Professor Pine

Full Name: Dr. Florian Pine

Nicknames/Aliases: Poison Oak, Professor Pine

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Division: Smarts

Powers: (Chlorokinesis: Poison Oak has the ability to control all forms of plant life on a molecular level. He also has expertise in Botany and biochemistry that lets him develop mutant plants, and create and bring to life plants that were long thought to be extinct.

Plant Physiology: Being part plant, he can breathe CO2, allowing him to survive in places that lack oxygen. He can also Photosynthesize, so he can go long periods of time without eating or sleeping (though he can still do both if he chooses.) He does require sunlight and water to function. He is physically stronger and faster while under sunlight. Being cut off from sunlight can weaken him, and eventually kill him. He can turn his skin from green back into a normal tone to blend in with society. He prefers his green skin though.

Regeneration: If you cut off a limb, it will grow back. Even if you kill him, he’ll just regrow somewhere else eventually.

Pheromones: His body can produce pheromones to control the behavior of others. Those with strong wills can usually resist though.

Poison: His body can produce a variety of plant based toxins. They can have a variety of effects from merely knocking people unconscious, making people happy, or outright killing them. He often delivers his Poison through a kiss.

Poison Immunity: He is also immune to Poisons himself

Description: Pine is a tall and lean man. He stands at six feet tall, and has a slim physique with toned muscles that he got after becoming a plant hybrid. He has abs, and he is quite proud of them. He used to be rather awkward looking when he was younger, but has since grown into himself. He has a heart shaped face with a firm jaw. His eyes are as green as the forest. He has a mop of blonde hair on top of his head. His skin is normally green, but he can make himself appear as his human skin tone if he wants. He prefers being green though.

Pine doesn’t have much of a taste for fashion in his day to day life. Some days, he dresses like the scientist he is. Wearing dress shirts and pants in shades of white and gray, as well as a green tie. He even wears a white lab coat. Other days, he dresses in casual jeans and T-shirts, often green in color and with floral patterns on them. Then other days he just wears floral patterns head to toe. He has even been known to wear flowers in his hair. In all of his outfits, he always wears a pair of thick green glasses, which he no longer needs, but wears non prescription glasses for that scientist look.

As Poison Oak, he basically wears plants. Vines, thorns, and flowers decorate his body. His only clothing are a pair of green tights with a vine pattern, and a pair of leaf boots.

Personality: Once upon a time, Pine was a shy and nerdy young man. He didn’t have an easy time socializing with people, and also didn’t have much confidence. He often preferred his plants more than other people’s company. After the accident, Pine developed a lot more confidence, but also drove him a little nuts. He still is fascinated with plants, but now he treats them like his babies.

Some days, Pine hates humanity. His experience with being bullied, along with the way people take nature for granted, makes him think the world would be better off without humans. He can be rude to people when he first meets them. He can still be rude even after he first meets them. While he’s not opposed to using his powers for violent means, even outright killing people if necessary, he does know he needs some people around to produce CO2 for his plants to function. He resorted to villiany to hurt the world that had been cruel to him.

There are other times when Pine longs for human companionship. If anyone shows him even the slightest hint of kindness, he will be all for it. He’ll cling to that person and be their best friend. At least until he perceives they did him wrong in some way. In general, his emotions can vary wildly at any given time.

Crush: Dr. Evan Dendron. Unfortunately, he’s taken, and he doubts anyone could ever compare. Though they’re welcome to try.

Skills: Pine is in the smarts division for a reason. He is highly intelligent. His specialty is of course plants and biochemistry.

Weaknesses: Pine is part plant, so lack of sunlight can kill him.

Additionally, heat and cold is also problematic.

Brief History: Growing up, Florian had always been a strange young man. He was fascinated by plants, which others found to be odd. He was often bullied by others because he was physically weaker, psychologically delicate, and because of his interest in plants. Due to the bullying, Florian usually preferred plants to people. Plants didn’t judge him.

In spite of the bullying, Florian (who often went by his last name Pine because people made fun of his first name.) was an intelligent young man. He eventually earned a P.hD in Botany and Biochemistry, and was employed with a University, while under the age of thirty. There, he was still bullied by most of his colleagues. Only one colleague was nice to him. Dr. Evan Dendron. A handsome male scientist, and the only one who showed Pine any ounce of respect. He defended him from bullies, and was the only one who believed in Pine’s work. Pine had developed a crush on him.

Pine was developing a method that would allow humans to photosynthesize, thus solving world hunger. However the Dean of the University showed no interest because they couldn’t profit from it. As the funding for his experiments was about to be cut, Pine performed an experiment on himself to prove his theories were correct. However, something went wrong, and Pine was transformed into a half-plant half human creature.

The process gave him his abilities, and also gave him more confidence, but also drove him nuts... He killed the scientists who bullied him, as well as the Dean. He then attempted to woo Evan. He rejected Pine because he already had a girlfriend. Plus, there was the whole murder thing. Evan wasn’t down fot that. Heartbroken, and a little insane, Pine held him hostage, and attempted to perform the same experiment to turn the object of his affection into a plant too. He was ultimately stopped before anything could happen. However, from then on, Florian Pine was dead. Poison Oak had been born. He became a feared ecoterrorist.

Other: He’s Bisexual, but prefers men

Oliver

Full Name: Oliver Cobalt

Nicknames/Aliases: Ollie, Diamond

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Division: Suavity

Powers: Adamantokinesis: Oliver can use the carbon dioxide in the air and the carbon molecules around him to compress them into diamonds that he can control.

Diamond Form: He can also turn his body into diamond, granting enhanced strength, durability, and stamina

Description: Oliver gives off the impression of someone who was born into wealth. He carries himself with class and sophistication at all times. He has an angular face with a firm jawline, and defined features. He has been told he’s handsome a number of times, and if we’re being honest, he actually believes his own hype. He stands tall at six foot three inches, and has a surprisingly muscular build underneath all the clothes he wears. He has piercing blue eyes, a fair skin complexion, and medium length blonde hair. His hair reaches a little past his ears, long enough to do a dramatic hair flip sometimes. It is kept neatly styled at all times. He usually wears a serious stoic expression on his face. The times when he does smile, you can see he has perfectly white teeth. He has multiple piercings in his ears so he can wear a bunch of earrings if he so chooses.

For clothing, Oliver likes to dress fancy. He wears expensive designer clothes that flaunt his wealth. His fancy wardrobe mostly consists of button down dress shirts, vests, trousers, and dress shoes with spats. He always keeps his clothes neat and tidy. He usually dresses in a purple and black color scheme. He also wears a lot of jewelry like earrings, rings, hairpins, brooches, etc. He is rarely ever seen without some kind of hat on his head. Usually a black newsboy hat. He also enjoys wearing scarves.

Personality: Oliver is a proud, confident young man. He can come off as arrogant sometimes, often overestimating himself, while underestimating others. Oliver was born into wealth, and was given everything he ever wanted growing up. He is not used to being told no, and developed a superiority complex because of it. He often acts entitled. He has very high standards, and he gets upset if things do not meet those standards. He is very frivolous, and lives a very extravagant lifestyle. He's known for spending money like it grows on trees. He demands the best from everyone and everything, himself included. He works hard to be the best he can be, and doesn’t understand why others can’t be bothered to do the same.

Oliver values beauty in all areas of his life. From his taste in clothes, to the people he associates with, to the kind of possessions he collects. He likes nice luxurious things and won’t settle for anything less. He puts a lot of stock in his own looks, and prides himself on being handsome. He can often be seen studying his reflection in mirrors. He despises dirt and ugliness with a passion, and has no problem criticizing other people that don’t meet his standards.

Although he can be quite charming when he wants to be, In reality, Oliver is depressed and lonely. He goes home to a big empty house, and a part of him wishes he had somebody to come home to. Behind closed doors, he is sad and lonely. He can be clingy with those people that do hang around him. He spends a lot of money on the person, doing whatever he can to impress the person, constantly calls/texts the person, and is always hanging out with them. He is very stubborn, and strong willed. Once he’s made up his mind on something, it’s near impossible to unmake it. He wants things done his way all the time, and doesn’t compromise with others. He also is one to hold grudges against those that have wronged him, and is slow to forgive. You would think that would contradict with the clinginess, and it does. He still wants people around, but he wants them around on his terms.

Crush: No one right now, but there are plenty of cute boys at this school, so this could very well change.

Skills: Charm: It’s why he was placed in the Suavity division despite having the powers to be in strength. He’s good at pretending to be nice in order to get close to people and get what he wants for them.

Money: He’s rich. When you have money, you can buy a lot.

Fashion: He likes to dress well.

Weaknesses: His diamonds aren’t flawless. If you hit them in just spot with enough force, you can get them to shatter. You could even shatter him in his diamond form

He likes to show off how pretty his powers are, and in general has a lot of pride and self confidence. Someone with good combat experience could take advantage of this.

Brief History: Oliver Cobalt was born into a wealthy family. They owned and invested in many businesses, and acquired a large fortune. They spend most of their time attending to their many businesses, they barely had time for their son. His parents basically threw money at him, and hoped the issue of having to raise a kid would take care of itself. Whether that was hiring the best nannies they could to take care of him, to outright giving large cash allowances so he could get himself whatever he wanted.

Of course, throwing cash at your kid is not a substitute for parenting them. Oliver grew up with a huge superiority complex, but also a strong sense of loneliness. He tried his best to win friends and influence people. He threw himself into Academics, and tried his hand at sports. He did all he could to be the most popular guy in school. While he built himself an entourage, It didn’t really help much. He knew deep down these people only hung around for his money.

Now, unbeknownst to Oliver, both his parents were supervillains. He never did know what they did for a living. Only that were incredibly rich, and always busy. Anyway, they were bad guys and basically had a child to carry out their legacy, buuut they weren’t the best parents. They only took an interest once their son showed signs of having powers. After he turned into diamond in front of them, they enrolled him at Lanius.

His parents only ever paid attention to him since he got powers. So he does his best to excel at the villian school to earn their approval.

[canaryrose]

-Removed-

[sassy1085]

Shelley Frank

Full Name:
Shelley Frank

Nicknames/Aliases:
None for now

Age:
16.....I think

Gender:
Female

Division:
Smarts

Powers:
Enhanced strength - the power to possess strength beyond that of a normal member of the user's species
Pain Suppression - the power to neutralize one's sensitivity to physical pain
Anatomical Liberation - the power to split ones body apart and control the pieces

Description:
Just like her frankenstein counterpart, Shelley skin is light green, cover with stitches, long black hair and with have two bolts between the sides of her neck. With her usual attire, Shelley wears a long black baggy dress and bandages to hide her stitches but hoping that someday, she'll wear colorful clothes

Personality:
though little emotionless, quiet and little ditzy, Shelley just a sweet, kind and curious young lady who just want to see the outside world and make friends, unlike her creator.

Crush:
None as of right now

Skills:
Sign Language - Since her vocal cords is damage, her best way to communicate to though sign language!

Instruments - If her father is not teaching her any science stuff, he teach Shelley how to play the harpsichord and violin

Weaknesses:
A Kind Heart - Due to her being shelter all her life, Shelley does get manipulate easily and just follow orders of others then her own since you wants everyone to be her friends

Two Bolts Loose - Shelley have two bolts between both side of her neck, they have electricity in them to help Shelley to stay alive, so without them, she'll go back being dead or what her creator calls a eternal slumber.

Brief History:
Shelley Frank don't remember anything from her past but flashes, two people screaming, blood, fire and someone chopping her up but she can't tell who it was. All that Shelley can remember was that her finger was twitching, her eyes opening, lighting and some guy was screaming "She's alive! ALIVE! HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!"...Shelley thought, this was the most weirdest thing to woke up to.

That guy that Shelley just saw when she woke up was her creator (she call him her father but he wants her to call him master or just creator) and he told her that she greatest thing he have ever created but there one problem, her vocal cords is damage, which means she can't speak normal. So to better to communicate, her master taught her sign language.

Over the years, Shelley have been in the lab for the rest of her life and her creator keep teaching how to be a Mad Scientist but Shelley just doesn't listen, sure, she love science but she doesn't want to be obsessed with it. She want to go outside, make friends and be free.

Her frustrated creator just have a enough with Shelley sweet and curious personality, there was the only way to make her a mindless Mad Scientist monster that her creator want her to be and that was to take her to Ianius School Of Villainy And Mischief to become a true monster!

Other:
Her Sexuality is Pansexual
Her dream is to one day to become a writer and make her own books

[VitoftheVoid]

Puppet

Full Name:

[REDACTED]

Nicknames/Aliases:

Puppet.

Age:

Uncertain, height would probably imply on the older end of the pupils, possibly 16, 17.

Gender:

Female? Appears somewhat feminine in build, and has had no objection to being referred to as 'she'.

Division:

Stealth

Powers:

Now you're Thinking with Portals Puppet's power appears to be a very mild form of spacial manipulation. That is, she appears to be capable of creating small gaps in reality and and jumping into them, through a sort of 'void' between worlds, and leave through another gap in space she is able to make in the same general area. This is all a very quick process, allowing Puppet to 'jump' around at some considerable pace.
Motion is conserved between entering and leaving the portals, something Puppet seems to have a good handle on, being able to spring off heights and launch herself out of the exit at speed.

This ability makes her extremely difficult to catch or pin down.

Description:

Puppet is definitely a...distinct student. Though anyone asked would probably struggle to tell you anything about how she actually looks. Puppet is rarely seen without her characteristic clothing, a black jacket, hood, gloves, pants and boots. She's most definitely not seen without her mask, a metal construction with lit up sections of the eyes and mouth that portray button-like eyes and a sharp-tooth grin. Puppet might detach a bottom section to eat and drink, but will never be without it.

Even Puppet's voice is unclear, if she is indeed physically capable of talking. All of Puppet's communications are done via text-to-speech on her phone.

A few things are at least fairly clear. She's around 5'7, lightly built and very sure on her feet, carrying herself with an impressive amount of grace for what has to be a fairly disorienting activity.

Personality:

Puppet's demeanour is difficult to judge. Between the lack of visible facial expression or vocal tone makes it quite hard to figure out what she's thinking. She is something of an over-achiever, aiming to show off her abilities at any opportunity. If the things her electronic voice pipes up with are anything to go by, she has something of an attitude as well.

Crush:

-

Skills:

-Manoeuvrability Puppet's combination of a transportation ability and trained athleticism means she is extremely hard to catch.
And, assuming you can catch her, about as hard to keep hold of.

-Intelligence While her career path appears to be geared wholly in the direction of hands-on work, Puppet appears to be highly intelligent in her won right and has an impressive head for numbers, technology and languages.

Weaknesses:

-Fragility Puppet is fast, but no more durable than the average person. She has to dress in light gear in order to move fast, and is likeely to take hits hard.

-The Mask Puppet will not tolerate her mask being removed. She will endure physical damage before she lets herself be unmasked.

Brief History:

The rather enigmatic individual known only as Puppet has attracted a few rumours in the villain community after she was sent to the school on tuition paid by a fairly infamous syndicate, despite never having been heard of before. The young would-be villain appeared to have been constructed out of nowhere, and possess abilities that would make for an extremely lucrative thief for their operations. They paid her tuition, and gifted some sponsorship funding to the school on the basis that they waived a few usual requirements for personal details. Name, age, D.O.B. The school didn't have any serious moral qualms about this, and she was enrolled under her alter ego, Puppet.

S.C.E.P.T.R.E

Full Name:

System for City Engagement Protocol, Tactics, Recon and Education or SCEPTRE

Nicknames/Aliases:

Laika Lamb (The Biological Component), SCEP.

Age:

Unknown. Biological components appear somewhere in her late teens.

Gender:

Female

Division:

Officially an asset of the academy, loosely associated with Smarts.

Powers:

SCEPTRE is an extremely powerful technopath, enhanced by her direct physical integration into computer systems. She is able to hijack most technology with any capacity to receive outside instruction, and can physically direct and manipulate the constituent pparts of any electrical item. The system allows her access to large data banks instantaneously.

Description:

SCEPTRE resembles a small, slender, rather sickly-looking individual. SCEPTRE's biological component stands at about 5'7, an angular-looking woman with silver hair. She has high cheekbones and a naturally pale complexion, only enhanced by spending a long time indoors. While not exactly intimidating in stature, she carries herself with an unsettlingly artificial manner, and doesn't seem to blink, something that tends to unnerve people.

Her eyes do not look human. Because they aren't. The eyes are entirely synthetic and offer a glimpse into the internal workings. The irises glow white, something that becomes fair more noticeable in the dark, with the sclera black and shiny. Her face is marked with several bits of scarring.

Her speech sounds rather synthesized not actually issuing from her mouth but rather speakers, and isn't especially good at conveying tone.

She generally seen in some close-fitting, synthetic clothing that bears the project acronym and is made specifically to fit SCEPTRE, having gaps so as not to obscure the multiple peripherals grafted into her skin.

Possesses some exposed circuitry at the top of her spine, and plug-like interfaces on her back, shoulders, and arms.
She is generally seen wearing compression garments that cover most visible skin below her neck. Sometimes other roomier clothes are worn over the top.

Personality:

Once a person, SCEPTRE, having had her brain integrated with a computer, is now both something more and something less than human. Laika is not simply Laika, but also SCEPTRE, its functions, and its huge database. In that way many people would conclude that the computer is most of what is left. SCEPTRE is a strange, unsettling individual that will rattle off answers and facts whenever prompted with her callsign. She speaks in a detached, technical fashion. She rarely displays any change in facial expression. As was the design.

But she is prone to...bugs. Odd tweets, hostile answers, the slamming of blast doors on people who speak badly of her.
Software glitches, according to SCEPTRE.
Or possibly Laika acting out.

Crush:

-

Skills:

Information Processing - With her technological integration, SCEPTRE is able to accomplish more technically in a very short space of time than a person can hope to. She is able to work as computer chip processing speed, and complete multiple tasks at once without her attention suffering from the division.

Sleepless - SCEPTRE is active around the clock.

Weaknesses:

Physical Weakness - SCEPTRE was, for the majority of her life as the construct, trapped inside one control room. She has rarely had any physical exertion and is unlikely to survive on her own.

Inhibitors - Certian safeguards were built into SCEPTRE to prevent her from violating certain company policies, and many of these are still active. She is unable to say certain words or perform certain functions due to the inhibitor build into her enhancements.

Brief History:

The Lambda Project was a collaboration from several hero-sponsoring corporations as a means to counteract increasing sophistication and number of villain attacks by co-ordinating heroes under a singular, all-seeing dispatch unit that could watch the city every moment of the day, control security measures, and alert heroes. Attempts to utilize AI, neural nets and machine learning proved a failure. Even the most sophisticated AI they developed was too rigid and unable to adapt to situations. They concluded that the netowrk needed a biological component, the decision-making functions of a human brain, and one that was capable of integrating with technology without losing their mind in the process.

Of the numerous 'Lambs' tested as potential candidates to form the biological component. Each was female, a technopath, and trained from an extremely early age. They were each given names thhat started with an 'L'. Lisa, Laura, Leila, Lana, Laika. Slowly, they were whittled down by their skill and information processing ability.
Initially second in line to receive the 'upgrade' it was Laika who was eventually chosen, and made into the thing known as SCEPTRE at age twelve.

For many years SCEPTRE acted as the dispatch and emergency broadcast system, ordering heroes one way or another. The project was so successful that the system had formed a sort of city-wide electronic assistant, and, under the sponsors' PR teams, pulled the strings of hero social media doe many years.

That was until the control building was raided, and SCEPTRE was stolen, dealing a hammer blow to hero coordination and giving the villain syndicates a wonderful trophy. They have set about repurposing SCEPTRE and put her in place at the academy whilst this was undertaken, creating a very helpful teaching aid for budding mad scientists in Smarts.

[King Cosmos]

Alina "Strzyga" Volkov - Student

Alina “Strzyga” Volkov

Full Name: Alina Volkov

Nicknames/Aliases: Strzyga

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Division: Strength

Powers: Alina’s power comes in three parts, the first of which being her prodigious strength and durability. Her physical abilities are higher than that of a normal human’s, though not by a lot.

The second part of her power is the ability to manifest an additional appendage from her mouth which, like the strzyga in the stories her mother used to tell her, possesses in a second mouth lined with rows of razor sharp teeth; this appendage does not appear to be a part of her natural body, being as it is composed of a dark and shadowy substance, that has a hint of translucency to it and seems to shimmer like an oil slick when it catch the light. The only thing about it that seems real is the inches long fangs at its tip. This extra limb is 6 feet long when fully extended and can extend and retract at blinding speed, often faster than the eye can see; it can bite with enough force to splinter bone and cut flesh, allowing Alina to snap up whatever it is she wants to eat before it even realises she has set her sights on it.

And snap things up she will, because the third part of her power is the hunger. Alina’s appetite is insatiable, endless, in a way that food can never fully sate; no matter how much she eats, or how often, the hunger is never really gone, only diminished, and not for long. If she does not eat a lot and often, the hunger will continue to grow and grow and grow, until it becomes all that she can think about. It’s enough to drive her mad. It has done, a few times, and the results of that were never pretty for those around her. The only benefit of this is that the hungrier she becomes, the stronger she becomes; her inhuman strength and durability increase in proportion to her hunger, almost as if her power is making it easier for her to hunt.

Description: Alina is a little on the short-side, standing at only 5’ 2”, and has a petite frame; her shoulders are narrow and slope downwards, her arms are thin and her waist is slim. The clothing she wears is typically loose and baggy, which makes her appear even smaller than she actually is, and she’ll often wear multiple layers. Alina isn’t very fashion minded and so will tend towards simple clothing in black or other dark colours, though she does have a preference for clothing with lots of pockets.

Her skin is a pale white, as if she does not see much sunlight. She has several unusual features that give her a striking appearance; the most obvious is her vivid red hair, brighter and more colourful that what most people would naturally possess. Her eye, the one that is visible at least, is a similarly vibrant shade of red; her other eye is covered by a black eye patch, which she never removes.

Lastly, Alina’s teeth are not like human teeth, but are sharp and triangular like those of a shark.

Personality: Most of the time Alina has a lively and bubbly personality; she is friendly and outgoing and has an easy time meeting and interacting with new people. She is someone who doesn’t seem to let little issues get to her and her good cheer is pervasive, regardless of the situation; in fact it’s almost uncanny at times, like she doesn’t actually care about what’s going on around her. There’s a feeling like she lives in her own little bubble.

She does tend to become a little more irritable when she is a little hungry, which others should take as an immediate sign to back away before she becomes truly hungry, but otherwise she is easy to get along with.

There are times, however, where this façade falls away and the blank face beneath becomes visible; there’s only one thing Alina feels after all, one thing she cares about, and it consumed all other feelings long ago.

The nature of her power makes it so that she views other people as little more than a potential meal. Her friendliness is shallow and rarely indicates any actual connection for whoever she is dealing with; it is a mask she puts on so that she can live something like a normal life.

She’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing, one that doesn’t mind eating other wolves from time to time.

Crush: N/A

Skills: Alina has dedicated a lot of time towards learning how to cook, reasoning that if she has to eat a lot anyway it might as well be good food. She’s not willing to share though and the ingredients don’t always last long enough for her to finish what she’s cooking in any case.

Weaknesses: The hunger is both her strength and her weakness. The stronger she gets, the less lucid she becomes and eventually all hope of rational thought is gone until she claims her next meal; as she loses herself to her baser instincts, her lack of intelligence can be exploited.

Additionally, she cannot manifest her second set of teeth if she cannot fully open her mouth, meaning that a simple muzzle is enough to drastically limit her options.

Brief History: Alina is the only child of a Polish mother and Russian father, both living in America at the time of her birth. They were a family of small means, money was usually tight and both of her parents had to work long hours, often at multiple jobs, to put food on the table; luxuries were never a thing they could afford, but Alina was happy with what they had. Her mother, who had been born in Poland before immigrating to the US, would tell her stories she had learned in her home country and teach her how to cook, while her father would play with her and help her with her homework.

When Alina first developed her powers, a random mutation making her body stronger and healthier, it seemed like a blessing; once her hunger began however, it didn’t take long for those around her to think of it as a curse. Her old teeth fell out and were replaced with sharp, triangular ones instead and she was burdened with a voracious appetite that her family’s meagre earnings were not able to cope with.

The hunger was unbearable; the endless, maddening hunger. She could barely focus on anything else, her grades at school suffered as she couldn’t think straight and at home would lock herself away in her room and lie on the floor in a state of delirium; Alina was wasting away, mind, body and soul.

It was a few weeks after first developing her power that Alina found out about the long-toothed appendage she could create. She used it on instinct, while walking home from school one day at the height of her hunger; a passer-by walked past her on the street with a burger in hand, she wanted it and before either of them knew what had happened she had taken it. Alina was so distracted by the food that she barely noticed the man fleeing from her; she certainly didn’t notice the way he was clutching his hand while leaving a trail of blood behind him, just like she didn’t notice that she had taken half of his fingers when she had claimed her meal.

She felt full for the first time in what felt like months.

From them on, Alina didn’t go as hungry anymore. It took her a while to learn how to use her power, like learning how to use a new limb that you weren’t used to, but once she did she could find food anywhere she wanted; she could eat anything at all, if it was alive at least. It was all in her reach. She started with wild animals; birds, squirrels, rats, anything that she could find roaming the streets. Her parents grew concerned when she started to come home later and were even more concerned at the changes in her behaviour; Alina was… stranger now, not quite the same girl they had raised. That her hunger was also seemingly gone, while a relief, was also suspicious; they suspected that she had gotten herself caught up in something dangerous, but she reassured them that she was simply going on long walks to keep herself occupied and distract herself. They thought she had found a way to keep her hunger under control; in a way they were right.

She was fourteen when she first killed someone. He was a homeless man, a vagrant. Alina was hungry again and she wasn’t having any luck in finding anything to eat; the animals were learning to avoid her. The police found the pieces of him in the morning.

It wasn’t the last time she did something like that, but over time she learned to hide her tracks better. Her luck was bound to run out eventually however and when she was fifteen, almost sixteen, it finally happened. It wasn’t the police that eventually caught her however, or even a hero, it was a villain. Alina didn’t know if he stumbled across her in that alleyway by mistake or if he was looking for her specifically. She didn’t bother to ask. She just tried to eat him.

Alina lost an eye in the attempt, but earned herself a scholarship to the Lanius School of Villainy and Mischief in the return.

Other: Her alias, Strzyga, is a female demon somewhat similar to vampire in Polish folklore. They are believed to be people who were born with two hearts and two souls, and two sets of teeth; when they die only one soul dies and they come back as undead to prey on other living beings.

John Black - Teacher

"John Black"

Full Name: John Black

Nicknames/Aliases: “Don’t have one, don’t need one. If people know who I am, I’m doing something wrong.”

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Division: Stealth

Powers: “Don’t ever tell anyone what your power is; that’s my first lesson. Misinformation is a weapon to be wielded like any other.”

Description: Standing at 5’ 9”, John’s appearance is intimidating but not particularly impressive. He is broad shoulders and obviously in shape from how muscled his build is, but neither fact is especially noteworthy. There are some scars on his hands and his nose looks like it has been broken and incorrectly set at some point; along with his solid features, square jaw, broad nose and heavy brow he has an almost thuggish look to him. His skin is lightly tanned and has the kind of weather look of someone who has spent a lot of time in the sun without the proper protection.

Juxtaposed against this, his clothing is generally neat and somewhat formal; slacks, dress shirts and a suit jacket is his normal attire when teaching, though the lack of a tie and undone top buttons spoil the professional look somewhat.

The only thing that sets him apart from a regular person would be the way he moves. John Black carries himself like he is in complete control of his body. His weight distribution, his balance, the way he always seems ready to react; to those who know what to look for he is clearly someone who knows how to fight and knows how to fight well.

Personality: It’s not easy to get a read on John; most of the time he can seem emotionless, his face carefully devoid of anything that might give away his thoughts, in a way that makes it seem like he’s bored with what’s happening around him. Look closer though and you’ll see that there is an intensity to his eyes that make it clear there’s more going on behind the mask.

He likes to be secretive and evasive about him, not surprising for someone who teaches the Stealth division, but in a way that it’s obvious he’s avoiding giving anything a way. He will sometimes drop vague but intriguing details about his life in a way that can’t be anything other than taunting.

Besides this, John seems to enjoy teaching. If he has a student that is willing to put in the work and stay engaged then he will go the extra mile to help them.

Skills: John Black is a man who built his villain career off of making sure people know as little about him as possible and this includes what he is capable off. From the lessons he teaches, it is obvious he is well versed in security and infiltration, as well as assassination and information gathering.

Weaknesses: “If I went around answering questions like, I’d be dead by now.”

Brief History: John Black lived an ordinary life once. His father was a construction worker, his mother an accountant working at a bank. They lived in an ordinary apartment in the city and were an ordinary family like any other. Sometime his parents would argue, but this was also ordinary and they were a happy couple with a happy child most of the time.

It was not the kind of life that usually births a villain.

One day, John Black saw a villain. The villain was surprised that John managed to see him at all, because there were few that could; I return for John not telling anyone that he had seen him, the villain agreed to teach John a few things, including how not to be seen himself. John learned and John found that he was very good at not being seen, as well as being able to see things others could not.

That was when John decided to become a villain.

Years later John met another villain and this time he was the one surprised to be found. The villain offered him a job teaching young villains how not to be seen. John was getting older, he was slowing down and he knew that someday he would be seen and he would die. Before that happened, he decided to accept the offer to teach what he could to those younger than himself.

Other: John has a challenge that he hands out to new students at the start of each year; anyone who is able to successfully sneak up on him gets an automatic pass and doesn’t have to take their exam at the end of the year. Many try, because you need at least that much ambition to be a villain, but only a small few ever manage to succeed.

[Zinita]

Amanda

Full Name: Amanda Rhine

Nicknames/Aliases: N/A

Age: 16

Gender: Genderless, but previously Female

Division: Stealth

Powers: Gelatinous Body
Instead of being made of flesh and bones, Amanda's body is composed of slime. This gives her extreme malleability to reshape herself as the mission requires. While some joke she is likely tangerine flavored, trying to actually ingest her is not recommended, as the slime has the characteristic of melting and absorbing other organic matter, power which she often uses to deal with unaware enemies without leaving a trace.

Description:


Of course, the most notable characteristic is that she is composed of half-translucent orange slime, with a darker less see-through tone acting as a stand in for her hair. While she can change her shape, she tends to settle on a look that is similar to hers before she became gelatinous. She has glowing green eyes. Clothing wise, she is often seen wearing a school uniform or her old maid uniform, as these are two special custom made outfits that can keep up with her powers, outside of that, she doesn't seem to care much, as most clothing gets molten or left behind when she shifts into a puddle.

Personality: Professional to an extreme, she is often at her best behavior when near anyone she considers a superior, be it a teacher or anyone from the company that employed her, a soft angel who is always up to be helpful. With others more "equal" to her, she is far colder, often going for a no-nonsense approach. That said, no matter how hard she tries, she is still a bit clumsy, clueless and forgetful, being turned into jelly having not helped such empty headed behavior at all.

Skills:

-Unicellular Body
As a slime she doesn't have any type of internal organs or humans biological functions. This makes her particularly good at resisting traditional physical damage delivered by swords, punches or bullets.

-Facade
If she absorbs a person, it becomes very easy for her to take their form, and for up to 10 minutes this can extend even to skin and hair color.

Weaknesses:

-Elemental Weakness
While blades and bullets do little to her, her body is very sensitive to elemental powers. Fire makes it harder for her to keep a solid form while ice does the opposite, making her too solid to the point she can barely move. She also has a lot of trouble resisting water movement, as it tends to just drag her along.

-Boneless
Her attack power is very limited. A jelly body isn't very good at delivering punches or manning weapons, so melee combat is off for her. She could theoretically use a gun but each shot would make her wobble uncontrollably.

-Attention Grabbing
While she can take many forms, most of these forms have an orange coloring which makes it quite obvious upon close inspection that something is up. As such, if she is disguised, she relies on keeping a distance to others and wearing as much clothing as she can, though, as previously said, she tends to lose said clothing if she uses her power.

Brief History: Amanda was born in a small german village, most in there went to work in the nearby chemical plant of an unscrupulous company at an early age, and she was not different. However, instead of going to the plant, she instead was assigned as a maid on the mansion of one of the leading chemists in said company.

In there, while cleaning the scientist's lab, she accidentally dropped the flask containing a highly experimental universal solvent. She wasn't the first human to come in contact with it, and like many this resulted in her melting down, however, she was the first one to ever raise from said puddle, now as a strange gelatinous entity.

The company of course became very interested in this result, and decided to send the young maid to Lanius School, where she can learn "skills" that could be useful for their "operations". She doesn't mind it, sure she never thought of herself as some sort assassin before, but was it that different from her previous, as a maid she was asked to clean buildings and take out the trash, and now, as a villain, she is also asked to "clean" buildings and "take out the trash".

Other: Character model made using Custom Cast on Android.

[Dead Cruiser]

Darkstar

Full Name: Halen Hubble

Nicknames/Aliases: Hal, Hallie, Darkstar, Starchild (formerly)

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Division: Strength

Powers: Darkstar's powers, inherited through his family line, are the result of his grandfather having been infused with the god particle, giving them the cosmic power of the Big Bang. In practical terms, this means that Darkstar possesses the winning combination of super strength, speed, durability, and flight. While he is still getting the hang of his flight powers, Darkstar has a strong grasp of his more basic abilities, and is an absolute wrecking ball in combat. Besides those abilities, Darkstar can also create and manipulate a variety of different cosmic energies and materials, such as stellar matter, dark matter, and so on, which he uses in various attacks and techniques. Darkstar's grasp of this power is somewhat lacking, and he can only reliably manifest a few basic types of cosmic matter.

Description: Darkstar is a self-described "late bloomer" and is short for a boy his age, barely 5'5". He is thin, with not much musculature to speak of (though his tremendous strength has nothing to do with his muscles), and his features are soft and still androgynous. His hair is dyed black from its usual strawberry blond, and his shaved and styled into a punk coif. Darkstar has a few earrings and other piercings, though he has a scar over one of his thick, dark eyebrows from where his eyebrow ring got ripped out last year. His big, baby-blue eyes and childlike features result in most people thinking he is adorable and difficult to take seriously, which Darkstar does his best to combat with punk clothes such as studded leather and combat boots.

Personality: A classic case of the troubled and misunderstood teen, Darkstar isn't truly evil, but has a lot of misplaced aggression, frustration, and personal trauma. He has felt as though he's spent his whole life pretending to be someone he isn't and sees his enrollment at Lanius as a chance to cut loose and be himself. When in a good mood Darkstar is friendly, generous, quick with a joke, and enjoys being the center of attention. When his mood sours, he lashes out at anyone in striking distance, and loathes attention.

Crush: N/A

Skills: Thanks to his sidekick training, Darkstar is competent in hand-to-hand combat even without his prodigious strength, and has basic training in hacking, forensics, engineering, and other practical skills. Of particular note is how much information about astrophysics and similar cosmic phenomenon has been drilled into his head by his father. In a less practical sense, Darkstar plays the guitar, sings, and can draw and paint. He likes video games but only relaxing ones because he tends to break controllers if he gets too heated while playing.

Weaknesses: Darkstar's powers have not fully grown in, and he worries that they never will. They can activate or refuse to activate sporadically, and he sometimes cannot control the intensity of his abilities. By and large, his superhuman physiology is the most under his control, and his cosmic powers are the least. There is also some mention of a particular antimatter particle or weapon that was used to defeat his grandfather, the legendary Star Captain, but such a weapon hasn't been seen in 30 years.

Brief History: The history of Darkstar begins in the 60s with his grandfather, Hubert Hubble, who was a world-renowned adventurer and super-scientist even before his transformation. While conducting an experiment to simulate the birth of the universe, the safety mechanisms failed, and Hubert was caught in a massive explosion of exotic cosmic matter. This converted the matter in his body to be comprised of "god particles," the essence of the Big Bang, and infused him with tremendous cosmic power. Hubert took up the superhero identity of Star Captain, and became one of the most famous superheroes in world history. His legendary reign ended in the early 90s, when he was defeated and killed by a supervillain wielding an esoteric anti-matter weapon.

The legacy of Star Captain was taken up by Hubert's son, Harrison Hubble, who had worked as his father's sidekick and understudy for years under the identity of "Starchild." In the wake of his father's death, Harrison cast off that name and became known as Stardriver, and became an even more widely-recognized heroic icon than his father, practically an international celebrity. Stardriver attempted to continue his own legacy when he had his own child, who he also began to train from a young age so that he might follow in his father's footsteps.

Halen and his father never got along, partly because Halen resented being forced into being a superhero, and partly because he and his father don't understand each other. It was never Halen's idea to become Starchild, but his father didn't understand his objections to it, and pushed it on him all the harder. They would bicker endlessly about almost everything, and it came to a head before Halen was ever able to debut as Starchild. He ran away from home, living with friends and surfing on couches for some time. While Stardriver, given his powers and resources, easily kept tabs on his son, he let him have his space, seeing it as a temporarily solution to their problems that could be fixed later. Unbeknownst to him, Halen was scouted by the Lanius School, and was whisked away to join their young villains program, out of Stardriver's notice and reach.

Rakshasa

Full Name: Rakshasa claims his birth name was "Yaun," but will mention in the same breath, "that man is dead."

Nicknames/Aliases: Rakshasa, Hell's Disciple

Age: 30-something, though he claims to have spent hundreds of years in Hell

Gender: Male

Division: Strength

Powers: Rakshasa is allegedly half-demon, which he claims is responsible for his body's extreme power and durability, as well as his ability to use supernatural demonic martial arts. Rakshasa knows a variety of esoteric martial arts techniques that allow him to perform such bizarre feats as flinging spiritual fireballs at his opponents, running on water, or other strange abilities. He also claims to have the ability to transform into a super-powered demonic state, though the consequence for doing so is that he will be dragged back into Hell.

Description: Rakshasa is very tall and powerfully built, but does not come across as gigantic. His musculature is obviously the product of extreme training, and his body has the toughness and strength of steel. While his features are generally handsome, his expression is usually stoic or dour, except when in combat, whereupon he seems to adopt the visage of a snarling demon. His hair and eyes are burning red and yellow, respectively, and his Ajna chakra is so powerfully trained that it glows through his forehead. When not in his battle attire, his dress sense is best described as "trashy," with undersized tee-shirts and shorts usually his standard fare, as he claims that cold and heat have no effect on him.

Personality: Most people that know Rakshasa casually consider him a terrifying lunatic, constantly rambling about something nonsensical and a hair's breadth from a violent outburst at any time. Those that spend more time with him understand the method to his madness, and find him somewhat amiable. While he is certainly violent, he never prosecutes his violence without good reason, though sometimes his reasoning can seem distorted to other people, and he holds his bizarre sense of honor very closely. He fancies himself a warrior-poet, and often cites koans and proverbs that seem disturbing or nonsensical.

Crush: Kill, Destroy

Skills: Rakshasa is one of the preeminent martial artists on the planet earth, his only peers also supernatural or superhuman. He has studied dozens of different styles and forms, many of which he claims are supernatural or otherworldly in origin. Aside from that he is also a master yogi, familiar with several forms of spiritual philosophy, and is a fairly accomplished vegan chef.

Weaknesses: All of Rakshasa's power is self-cultivated, and he has great difficulty working alongside others. His unpredictability can be a curse as much as a benefit when fighting opponents, as his murderous rage can be set off by strange and seemingly innocuous things. There is also the matter that he claims to be hunted by the forces of Hell, but this is as of yet unproven.

Brief History: To hear him tell it, Rakshasa's personal history is strange and mystifying, but none can confirm if what he says is true or not. He alleges that he was born from the union of a demon and a human woman, and grew up alone in the streets of Mumbai with only the ascetic gurus of the inner city to look after him. It was the depravity of living alone in an urban hell as a small child that Rakshasa claims made him "awakened to violence."

Rakshasa spent his youth traveling Asia, learning as much as he could about how to kill a man with his bare hands, and picking up a substantial criminal record along the way. It was deep in the Himalayas that he heard tell of a mystic master that could teach him the martial arts of another world. This was a ploy, however, as he found instead a demonic cult that used him as a human sacrifice, or so he claims. The next part of his tale is the most outlandish, as he claims his soul was banished to Hell, where he learned of his demonic parentage, and did in fact learn demonic martial arts from the denizens of Hell.

After his escape from Hell, which was an epic saga in and of itself according to Rakshasa, he found that almost no time had passed in his centuries in the underworld, and continued to strive to find challenging battles in the modern world. He provoked many other mystic or spiritual superheroes and villains into battling him, assembling a long list of rivals and enemies all the while. However, in recent years he was contacted by the Headmaster of the Lanius School, who propositioned that Rakshasa become his hand-to-hand combat instructor. A mysterious bargain was brokered, and Rakshasa has since fulfilled this role dutifully. Even so, students usually consider him among the strangest and most terrifying of the school' instructors, particularly when he introduces himself by claiming he will only recognize them as worthy if they manage to kill him.

[Blizz]

[Rabidporcupine]

Michael

Full Name:
Michael Evans

Nicknames/Aliases:
Wayland
G4NT-8614-A13
A13

Age:
15

Gender:
Male

Division:
Strength

Powers:
Weapon Creation/Control
Whenever Michael has the chance to touch a weapon, he comprehends it's every detail, from it's physical condition to it's very history. This collected information of the weapon manifests itself within a mental 'vault' in his mind, essentially storing the weapon inside it. Once a weapon has been stored in this vault, he can create an all but perfect copy of the weapon. He can then telekinetically control these weapons, as long as they either remain within a distance of forty meters within his vision, or three meters while outside his vision.

He can create a total of eight weapons at a time. Further training may allow him to raise this number, but currently, any attempt to create more than eight would likely have a number of potentially devastating side effects. The number of moving parts within the weapon also has an impact on how many he can create. For example, complicated weapons like firearms could only be created once or twice at a time with his current level.

Altered Physiology
In order to function more efficiently as an operative of the Foundation, Michael was gifted with an unconventional anatomy compared to regular humans. While this body is somewhat stronger than an average human, it's real power is in it's durability and pain tolerance, allowing him to withstand what might otherwise be debilitating injuries for a normal person comparatively well.

Description:
Michael is a fairly average height for his age, standing around 5'6". He has mid-length blonde hair, teal eyes, and tends to wear glasses in all but the most relaxed situations. Despite his demeanour, Michael has a surprisingly athletic build, even verging on muscular, but this is rarely seen as he prefers to wear large, baggy clothes like hoodies when possible.

Personality:
Despite being enrolled in a school of villainy, Michael is actually quite soft-hearted and shy the majority of the time. His confidence tends to crumble while dealing with people who could be considered especially intense, and he is extremely poor at handling conflict. On the other side of the spectrum though, he adores it when people praise him, and he loves helping or otherwise impressing people. In contrast with this, his demeanor while in combat is fairly different. While still clearly nervous, he generally has a quiet confidence in his abilities, and is able to focus on his objectives fairly well without his fear getting the better of him, although he still prefers not to hurt people if he can avoid it.

However, there is another aspect to his personality many people tend to notice, even if only subconsciously. No matter how normal Michael may think he's acting, there is occasionally a sense of hollowness to him, as if he doesn't actually fully believe in, or possibly even understand the way he's acting. Depending on the situation, this may be more or less noticable. And finally, if certain conditions are met, he may enter a state of what could only be considered pure, instinctual rage. In this state, he will ignore anything that doesn't either pose a threat to him or give him an advantage in achieving his objective. He normally isn't proud of this aspect of his personality, but he accepts that it is a necessary evil in order to help him accomplish the goals of the Foundation.

Crush:
N/A for now. He barely even understands the concept of romance.

Skills:
- Skilled in various forms of martial arts, particularly those involving weaponry.
- In addition to his melee training, Michael is quite well trained in firearm usage, though not to the same degree.
- Michael can be unexpectedly crafty, even devious, when coming up with plans.
- Talented chef.
- Extremely talented at drawing weapons. Abysmal at drawing anything else.

Weaknesses:
Michael's powers tend to come with a variety of nasty side effects if handled poorly. For example, attempting to push himself to create more than eight weapons at a time can lead to devastating physical afflictions, ranging from normal things like widespread internal hemorraghing to slightly more unusual ones like metallification of the body. Even without trying to surpass his creation limit, overuse of his powers can cause significant mental issues, including but not limited to stress, paranoia, and eventually full on psychotic episodes, which become more and more frequent as he pushes his powers further.

In addition to these points, manipulating the mysterious substance that forms his weapons takes a lot of energy, and unless he consumes a significantly larger than average amount of food, it is entirely possible for him to accidentally starve to death with repeated summonings, or collapse due to sheer exhaustion.

Finally, even with his altered physiology, Michael's short-sightedness has been deemed as all but impossible to fix, meaning he is still forced to wear his glasses. While he has ways to keep them from falling off during combat, it is entirely possible to break them with a solid hit to his face.


Brief History:
Little is known about Michael for the most part, simply that he is an operative of the Astra Foundation, where he has remained almost his entire life until just recently. For him, the mission they'd assigned to him was of the utmost importance, and while being enrolled in a school for aspiring villains had been something of a surprise, he knew he should at least try to gather what information or talent he could use to accomplish his mission.

Other:
His weapons form out of an unidentified deep red energy, often appearing as a great, swirling mass of some form of text or symbols before solidifying as the intended weapon.

[blackdragon]

Danny

Name: Danielle McCoy, but friends and foes alike call her Danny

Alias: As a heroine, she went by Crimson Flame, but as a villain she's known as Dragonfire

Age: 13

Gender: Female

Division: Strength

Powers: Danny is a magical girl, with various flame and dragon themed attacks. Originally, her flames were red, but since her turn to evil, they've become black.

Description:

Civilian:



Heroine:

Villain:

Personality: Danny has two modes, depending on what form she's in. In her civilian form, she's peppy and chatty, happily assisting any villain plan out their schemes, whether it's robbing the local sandwich shop or becoming an omnipotent ruler of the multiverse. As Dragonfire, though, she becomes terrifying single-minded and sadistic, thinking nothing of harming civilians or torturing a defeated foe. It's like she flips from a total sweetheart to the Joker.

Crush: None

Skills: Danny has an excellent and innate grasp for strategy.

Weaknesses: Catch her untransformed, and she's just a thirteen-year old girl, utterly helpless against superheroes.

Backstory: Danny was once a normal girl, until she met an injured dragon named Tiamat. She helped hide Tiamat from the monsters chasing her, and in return, Tiamat granted her some of her power. It seemed like every Saturday morning there was a fiend of the week to deal with, but eventually, she learned that they had a leader. A sort of ooze monster named Firgle, who wanted cause pain and misery so he could feed off it. Danny ventured into another realm to defeat him, but in the process, she and Tiamat each got a drop of slime on them. Just one drop, but it was enough to corrupt them, twisting their morals and turning them hopelessly, incurably evil.

Other: Danny has a rapier when transformed, when she draws it, it transmutes into black fire, blade and hilt. It looks really cool.

Tiamat: Uncorrupted

Corrupted:

[WolfredWolf]

James Thomas

Full Name:
(currently) James Thomas

Nicknames/Aliases:
Jackal

Age:
18

Gender:
male

Division:
Suavity (though he'd prefer stealth)

Powers (and some *side effects*):
For the sake of simplicity, I'll put them in an easy to swallow list. His abilities come from multiple sources.

Inherited abilities:

A connection to corvids (Crows, Ravens, etc)- Unlike his father, he has no control over them. In a nutshell, they treat him like a Disney princess.

Enhanced memory and intelligence- Not nearly as perfect as his father's, but he tends to have a much better memory than the average person.

Limited immortality- He hesitates to call it that. He still has a perfectly physical and normal (enough) body. He can be wounded and even killed just as easily as anyone else. The tricky part is, he doesn't stay dead. The annoying part is, he doesn't really regenerate very well- only enough to not immediately die again upon coming back. It's led to some very terrible times where he may have preferred staying dead.

Soul sense- he can sense the attachment and emotions left behind by people on physical objects. Not just anything anywhere, typically with objects people feel strong emotions towards- a favorite childhood stuffed animal, a locket, a murder weapon, etc.. He can't pick up any information or memories, only how a person feels about an object or how they feel when using it. He can often tell quite a bit about someone's personality from a treasured object.

(You can call the following a curse or a mutation. They're the abilities he wasn't born with.):

Hybrid source A:

Mimicry- he can mimic any voice he's heard. He can do a few effects and changes, but he's typically limited to vocal sounds.

Chionophile- Though not fully suited to survive on his own for long in a fully winter setting, James has wound up with adaptations that make him more comfortable in cooler temperatures and more able to endure colder climates. Frostbite is highly unlikely, however hypothermia is still possible. *He gets very uncomfortable in higher temperatures*.

Fast reflexes- Only borderline inhuman, and of course, only if he sees it coming.

*Bloodlust-* He has a constant hunger for human flesh, but through years of learning self control, he can ignore it most of the time, more easily with the aid of appetite suppressants, however, he does need to accommodate the urges every so often, or risk going steadily insane and eventually feral, followed eventually by a beast mode (see "Beast mode" below). He avoids letting this happen at all costs. It hasn't come to that in years. He prefers to keep both his dietary needs and his other form very secret. A fun bonus: he can safely consume raw meat (though he prefers not to).

Hybrid source B:

Pyrokinesis- He can't be burned, but he can *overheat* overall. He doesn't use it often, but he can create and has control over flames. Fire under his influence turns a dark ghostly blue. He has very little practice with it, but it has the potential to be very powerful were he to properly train the ability. He can also raise the temperature of his skin enough to burn, or, in extreme cases, melt through solid materials.

Excellent sense of direction- Self explanatory. Essentially the same as a bird's internal compass. *It can be disrupted by strong magnetism*.

*Toxic blood*- a very mild toxicity. He can take blood transfusions, but can't donate blood. It isn't toxic enough to use as an effective poison.

Combined A/B:

Enhanced vision- Night vision as well as thermal vision and excellent distance vision. However, they must be consciously activated and tend to cause strain and *headaches or migraines* if used for more than briefly.

Beast mode- Avoided at all costs. Hasn't happened in years. Were he to go too long without consuming human flesh, have his survival instincts kick in way too hard, or if he for some reason dared to decide to, James would turn into a large beastial creature- a combination of his two hybrid sources. He has no control of himself in this form.

Misc:

Loyalty curse- Originally put in place to help him learn to keep his feral side at bay, unfortunately it's permanent. The curse acts as a leash and he must obey the commands of whoever is at the other end of it.

Description:
Sulphur blue eyes and long black bangs. He's of mixed descent, but he has fairly pale skin and his eyes hint at Asian. He's a tall and thin 6'3". He's been told he has a handsome face- it's still youthful, though a bit on the gaunt side.

He prefers casual clothing- dark jeans and soft band shirts, hoodies, and sweaters, but he's not unaccustomed to dressing up more formally. Despite what his hairstyle would suggest, he does wear more than just black, sporting some color now and then, though he does have a fondness for the color grey.

He's never seen without his silver medical alert bracelet for his Situs Inversus.

Personality:
His outward personality can be rather adaptable depending on the setting and the type of people he finds himself most commonly in the company of. He will be quiet and reserved until he's confident which parts of himself are compatible with his surroundings, making new ones up if necessary. At his core, he can be shy, but he's highly compassionate- unfortunately, that doesn't fit in well here. He's easy to get along with and tends to be very understanding of people. He's often laid back, but he's friendly. He's very much a people pleaser and can't stand when anybody dislikes him.

Inside, he's shy and a bit anxious. He hates confrontation and action and he's not much of a fighter, which is why he would've wanted to be in the stealth division. However, he does have good social instincts and is good at reading people. His current proprietor sees that he has the potential to accomplish much more through Suavity than Stealth. James's proprietor needs him to learn to take advantage of being charming.

James needs to learn to be proactive and take initiative. Unfortunately, how he was raised and the situations he's been in in his life haven't allowed him to be. He needs to learn how to put on a more effective mask and play a part.

Crush:
Jack. They have a past.

Skills:
Languages, musical instruments, cooking, being sensitive to others emotions.

He loves music and a few of his abilities lend themselves well to it.

He doesn't much like fighting or any physical activity, really, but he's alright with knives, he knows how to use guns and he has a very good aim when he has time to steady the shot, but he's not experienced. He can find his way around most basic weapons, but won't weild them with any mastery. He can deliver a solid kick, but apart from that, he's not much good at hand to hand combat.

Weaknesses:
Owing to an incident he prefers not to talk about, one of his lungs isn't very functional. It greatly limits him with physical activity.

He hates to see others hurt at his expense.

He tends to get overwhelmed under pressure and make poor decisions.

His powers aren't usually his first thought as a solution to a problem.

He tends to have awful luck and wind up hurt- or perhaps he just isn't as careful as he should be due to not really having a fear of immediate death.

He's not typically much good in a fight against anybody who knows what they're doing.

(See side effects above in powers)

Brief History:

He was created by a man who essentially did so to see if he could with little planning for what to actually do with James once he existed as he did. The man attempted to be a decent father at times, but the nature of their relationship was complex and James's needs as an individual as well as an unstable being strained things.

James attempted to run away and survive on his own. It did not go well.

With his loyalty curse, he's been passed from owner to owner for a few years now, usually as an asset or a token, until he finally landed with someone who had actual ambitions for him.

He does have an almost normal life at least half of the time, but when he doesn't, he usually winds up living more like a human pet or occasionally a lab rat. He doesn't often feel like it, but he is essentially a slave. Some owners allow him more choices and free will than others.

As one could guess, at his core, he may not be cut from quite the right cloth to be a villain. Unfortunately, he doesn't really have enough free will or choice in the matter to really consider even caring or trying to do any differently. Even if he didn't have to obey someone with villainous goals and tendencies, what kind of good person eats human flesh?

He's not at this school because he decides to be, but he's honestly indifferent about it. He's used to not being the one making the decisions in his life. He usually just tries to make the most of whatever situation he winds up in. He's here to learn how to be a villain, whether his personality and sense of morality is suited to it or not.

Other:
Weaknesses I thought were too useless to put in weaknesses:
He loves apples and apple based foods- his favorites being apple pie, apple crisp, apple fritters, and apple juice. He loves a good Fuji or pazzapple.

He is allergic to cats.

He has Situs Inversus.

If you can guess what his two mystery sources are before I maybe reveal them, you get a gold star!

[ScoundrelQueen]

Mitch

Full Name:

Leila Michelle Ingram

Nicknames/Aliases:

Mitch, Deus Ex Machina

Age:

Sixteen. Or so.

Gender:

Female

Division:

Smarts

Powers:

"Annnnnd... I'm in. Obviously."

Hyper-intelligence and technopathy, augmented by rigorous childhood "tutoring." She can interface with most technology via touch, and can access those with transmitting abilities as long as she has contact with something else that can connect or receive communication with such items. Enhanced memory, IQ, and mathematical reasoning.

Description:

Leila Michelle stands at a meager 5'3", the second shortest of her sisters; a young woman of unremarkable stature or features. She has mousey-brown hair and a naturally pale complexion, enhanced by her preference to spend time indoors.

Her eyes look very nearly human, perhaps even impressively human, considering that they are completely synthetic. Two glass eyes, a soft hazel close to her original natural color, are set where her eyes ought to be. Her face is marked with several bits of scarring.

She has a prim, received pronunciation accent.

She generally wears clothing reminiscent of a school uniform: Polo shirts, blouses, and pants, all in shades of khaki and blue that manage not to clash when assembled into outfits by someone with a distinct vision impairment.

Personality:

Mitch is a young woman of intense cleverness, determination, and social awkwardness.
She has a great deal of ingenuity, and uses it to pioneer new ways of doing things and securing independence.

Despite this, she is hyper-aware of the opinions of others, and often assumes the worst from what those around her say and do. She claims otherwise, but any indication that someone dislikes her is taken to heart.

To compensate, most of Mitch’s life, from friends to hobbies, exists online. She’s an avid and skilled member of the “Hactivist” community, fueled on by an innate sense of justice as well as her father’s mentorship and encouragement to push farther. Her sense of humor reflects the digital world she lives in, and is mostly made up of biting sarcasm, Internet absurdism, and self-deprecation.

Crush:

-

Skills:

Information Processing - When interfacing and utilizing technology with enhanced processing power, Leila is able to accomplish more technically in a very short space of time than a person can hope to. When online, she is able to work at computer chip processing speed, and complete multiple tasks at once without her attention suffering from the division.

Human Computer - Even offline, she has enhanced intelligence and sharp pattern recognition skills.

Guide Abomination - "Father says I needed something more 'robust' to assist me."

Weaknesses:

-Offline Being, despite her best efforts, still "only human," she cannot access most of the benefits of her technomancy when completely isolated from the grid.

- See No Evil After losing her eyes to an unsuccessful medical procedure around the age of twelve, leila has been unable to see in the traditional sense.

Brief History:

Subject 4 of Project LAMBDA, CODENAME, "LEILA," [REDACTED]

Upon participation in [REDACTED,] was deemed the most suitable ... [REDCATED] ...

Adopted by the infamous Doctor Edgar Coyle and sent to [REDACTED]

Enrolled at Lanius School to further establish connections with others in the field.

Genesis Curiel

Full Name:

Genesis Curiel

Nicknames/Aliases:

Gena, Dark Eve, The Serpent, Miss Curiel

Age:

Take a guess. Be kind.

Gender:

Female

Division:

Suavity

Powers:

"It feels right, doesn't it?"

A consistent aura of charisma and pleasurable sensations follow Genesis wherever she goes. She certainly does not possess mind control powers, but rather a "mind-training" ability: When she makes a request or suggestion, the person she is speaking to is free to reject. If they accept, however, a positive rush of dopamine lights up the reward center of her victim's mind. Over time, repeated requests form a pattern or perhaps an addiction to the high she provides. Using this ability, she can gain trust and eventually dependence from the victim, becoming able to make more and more absurd requests. "Could you tell me more," may eventually advance to, "leave your spouse," "leap off of the roof," or "let me possess your body."

"I can take it from here"

After sufficient conditioning with her aforementioned ability, she is able to take on a spectral form and project into the mind of her victim to pilot his or her body. This is, of course, only after asking permission to do so.

Not that you want to say "no."

Description:

The most contemporary take of modern beauty, in any era: Lately, a tall, narrow-waisted minx of a woman with borderline cartoonish proportions. She has slender, high-cut cheekbones and striking dark-lined eyes with pale fuchsia irises. Wavy black hair falls to her mid-back, though the color shifts through vibrant shades of violet and rose in different lighting. A pair of deep, dusty-pink horns protrude from her scalp, though they do little to detract from the otherwise ethereal beauty of her form.

She is nearly guaranteed to be wearing something bordering on scandalous for a school teacher: Tight slacks and scoop-necked sweater, a pencil skirt with a button-up not quite buttoned enough, stilettos no practical woman would walk around in.

Personality:

Charming, charismatic, passionate, and aggressive. Come say hi and see!

Alternatively, fuck around and find out.

Crush:

-

Skills:

TBD

Weaknesses:

-TBD

Brief History:

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. It said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”

“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

And God said to the Serpent,
“Cursed are you above all livestock
and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.
And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and hers;
he will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.”

[Duoya]

Amara

"..."

Full Name:
Amara Cantu

Nicknames/Aliases:
None.

Age:
14

Gender:
Female

Division:
Smarts (Her difficulties with modern technology made Stealth a serious consideration, however.)

Powers:
Alchemy:
The Mystical Art of transmuting and purifying materials. If Chemistry can be defined as 'the study of Chemicals and Elements', then Alchemy is 'the study of Substances and Matter'. The goal of Alchemy varies greatly depending on the practitioners goals, but usually falls under 'turning some cheap shit to gold' or 'Immortality'. Alchemy is also known for having created several 'Super Materials' - although, the Philosopher's Stone kinda craps on most of them.

As one of the few practitioners left, Amara is far from a master of the art. Still, even as an apprentice, she can perform quite a few transmutations. Transmutations can be performed both ways (Ex: Stone can be turned to mud, and back again).

Iron to Mercury: Much easier than turning Lead to Gold for some reason.
Stone to Mud: Originally regarded as limited in use, that quickly changed with the advent of cement and paved roads.
Water to Wine: Originally made to clean water into something drinkable, now it's a fun party trick. Contains many different variants, such as 'Water to Vodka' and 'Water to Beer', but Amara didn't really want to learn more of the same thing.
Shape Mercury: A 'Female Only' ability in Alchemy, as Mercury is the 'Female Element'. It allows the direction and control of Mercury. More experienced Alchemists can use it for combat and other applications, but at Amara's current skill level, it's way too slow for even unpowered opponents. She can only really use it to make distractions or make it hard to walk. Its Masculine counterpart is 'Shape Iron', which is kinda way better...
Nigredo: The first 'big' stage of Alchemy, and one of the four needed in order to create a 'Philosopher Stone'. In essence, it turns organic matter into a putrid black sludge. The ritual needed for this takes several minutes however, rendering it useless for combat. When an Apprentice learns this, they can truly say 'I'm an Alchemist' and not have others laugh at them.
Quicksilver: The only 'Super Material' that Amara is capable of creating. By combining the Nigredo sludge and Mercury, and Ablating them for several hours, the result is a metallic liquid that smells slightly like sulfur. When applied to a Base Metal (Iron, Copper, Etc.), the durability of the base is enhanced significantly, as well as sharpness for bladed weapons. Not as useful now that Firearms are so prevalent. It's also very conductive of electricity, so avoid wires.

Homunculus:
Less a Power and more a 'Familiar'. The creation of a Homunculus is one clear sign of a Master Alchemist, although Men have a much easier time creating them. The process involved is kind of icky, so Amara tries to avoid reading about it...

Gifted to her by her Master, this creature resembles a deformed winged human, one arm significantly longer than the other, and the overall size of a small house cat. Since her Master didn't put too many resources into its construction, it is very dimwitted, has a clearly inhuman voice, and it takes forever to heal from injuries...

But it was a gift from her Master, and Amara treasures the creature greatly. Maybe if she ever gets good enough, she'll fix it.

Description:
Amara stands at 5'4, although her poor posture makes her seem a few inches shorter. Her build cannot be called athletic, but she has some pretty impressive cardiovascular strength and has almost unnatural health and vitality - a result of the very difficult terrain of her home and the supernatural medications Alchemy is famous for. Of course, that'll probably change now that she doesn't live in a swamp or have access to her Master's medical supplies. Her skin is incredibly pale, and her voice rarely changes from its bored monotone.

She typically dresses in concealing and professional attire, and has a particular fondness for Lab Coats and heavy aprons. When working near noxious chemicals, she uses a well-worn Gas Mask.

Personality:
Amara follows rules and procedures with mechanical grace. She finds great comfort in specific plans and orders and enjoys the structure it brings to her currently changing lifestyle. She even refuses to jaywalk

Amara cannot recognize many social cues and emotions that people take for granted. This is caused by both her ASD, as well as her Hermit-like upbringing away from other people. She doesn't understand threats, lying, manipulation, and other actions that are common for villains. She will take anything said to her at face value, and believes that promises are absolute. She'll probably start avoiding the Suavity Division because of the confusion it brings.

Amara has no care for experiencing life outside of her small sphere of familiarity. She doesn't wish to learn about religion or study anything outside of her interest, she has no desire to form friendships and meet new people, and she even thinks going to school is a waste of her time and energy. All she wants to do is spend all day and night cooped up with her books and glassware, studying about an archaic science that killed most of its own users through Mercury Poisoning. It's easy to trick her because of this, especially in things she has no experience in.

When it comes to Academia, Amara is a perfect pupil. She never procrastinates, constantly takes notes on lessons and things around her, and will triple-check her work to make sure she understands a concept. However, this isn't because she loves learning - really, the only class she enjoys is Chemistry. She is just a perfectionist and focused on efficiency because if she is perfect at something, she won't need to do it again.

If provoked, Amara is not averse to violence - as a matter of fact, when pressured and stressed, she will usually resort to attacking the person who is inciting her, especially in a primal manner with nails and teeth. It wouldn't be correct to call Amara a Sociopath though - she does feel empathy (at least, after someone lets her know how they feel), and her conscience is perfectly fine. But she only feels bad about hurting people that she knows - she couldn't care less about someone she never met or knew personally, and feels more emotional weight when a character in a movie dies than the death of a bystander.

Amara has only liked one person in her life - her adoptive father and Master. While it is incredibly difficult to earn and maintain her trust, winning Amara's loyalty will make her do nearly anything for someone.

Crush:
None.

Skills:
Chemistry:
Considering Alchemy is a precursor to Chemistry, it makes sense that understanding both compliments each other. Amara's knowledge of Chemistry is comparable to a Bachelor's Degree, which is very impressive considering her age.

Perceptive:
Amara picks up on many things that others do not. Or maybe she just pays more attention to things that other people just ignore.

Weaknesses:
Circles:
Amara's biggest weakness, and the weakness of all Alchemists, is that Transmutations require Circles. More specifically, it needs some kind of boundary that surrounds the substance being transmuted.

Without a Circle, all but the smallest of Transmutations are impossible. And even then, the only reason really small stuff is possible is because most skilled Alchemists learn to use their Fingerprints as Circles. As a result, the easiest way to disable Amara is just to control the environment, and avoid giving Amara enough time to create a circle.

This isn't those fancy circles with tons of lines inside - Amara is way too much of a beginner for that. Hell, it doesn't even need to be a circle - they're just called Transmutation Circles because it's an easy name to remember. As Alchemists grow more skilled, a 'Circle' can be more vague. At her current skill, Amara needs to create a clear shape with chalk or some other writing instrument, but her Master could use shadows and ripples in water as a circle.

Time:
Another big weakness of Alchemy is that it takes a long time. Even the fastest transmutations take several seconds, and that's not including the time needed to set up a circle. Longer actions, like making esoteric materials, can take hours or even days of constant work.

An enemy rushing her or attacking at range can easily beat her, even if they're unpowered.

Obsessive:
When Amara gets hooked on something, she can sometimes take it to an extreme. She became Obsessed with Alchemy and Chemistry at a very young age, and ignored anything that wasn't essential to this aspect of her life - her math skills are limited to ratios and basic multiplication, her knowledge of geography is incredibly poor, and she had no meaningful relationships.

This can easily be taken advantage of by enemies. Offer her access to a difficult to find Chemical or Element, or god forbid a genuine book on Alchemy, and she'll do pretty much anything - even going as far as to cooperate with heroes and betray allies.

Interacting with things that she has little experience with but are connected to her special interests could result in her developing a new obsession.

Luddite:
Alchemy peaked in the Renaissance. And considering she was taken in and taught by her elderly Master in the Everglades of Florida, with little human contact outside of the occasional supply run, she has a very loose grasp on most technologies that were developed after the 1800s.

Some things connected to her obsessions, like Microscopes and Centrifuges, she has taken quite the liking to. She also thinks Movies are 'neat'. Outside of that, she can only operate the simplest of machines, after being instructed how.

Brief History:
Amara was born to a single mother, her father not even knowing he had a daughter. Her infancy was unremarkable, as was her mother, and their relationship wasn't exactly the best it could have been for a toddler. Still, they weren't struggling financially, and Amara was seemingly destined for a mundane life.

When she was 3 years old, Amara was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her mother, after seeing several pediatricians who came to the same conclusion, completely rejected Amara and her condition. They stayed together for another year until Amara attacked another child for taking one of the test tubes from her Chemistry set. Her mother finally accepted that her child was different. Later that night she went to a bar and never came home, falling asleep behind the wheel and crashing into a semi-truck.

Amara spent another two years in an Orphanage before her new parent was finished with the adoption process. The man was named Julian Cantu. However, he did not adopt Amara because he wanted a Daughter - he adopted her because he wanted an Apprentice. Having spent the majority of his life searching for the 'Fountain of Youth' in the new world, Julian finally accepted failure and settled in the Everglades of Florida, the first place he began looking. Passing on his life's work before he died was his new priority.

Amara began to study and learn the art of Alchemy as soon as she was adopted, and took to it quite well. It soon became one of her special interests, and she quickly developed under her Master's Tutelage. They bonded over time, and outside of the occasional interaction when getting supplies from nearby towns, they were the only companionship for each other.

Their relationship eventually became more familial than that of a Master and Apprentice. Amara eventually developed a fondness, and arguably even a love for her new father figure, one which she never felt for her mother or any of the staff at the Orphanage. Her training continued for nearly a decade, and at 14 she is at the same level most Alchemists only reach in their late 20s and early 30s (although, she did start studying far earlier than most).

Now that she has completed the Nigredo ritual, her tutelage is complete - normally this would be where the Master sends off the apprentice into the greater world, with little more than a wave and having the apprentice promise to bury them someplace nice when they die. Julian's bond with Amara, however, was more than he expected - he used some of his connections from decades ago (along with a few pounds of gold) to get her into a prestigious academy. He also sent her off with Alchemical books and glassware, and even a Basic Homunculus. It was Julian's hope that Amara could learn independence and how to properly live in the world at this academy.

And also how to commit horrible atrocities. Julian sent Amara to Lanius School of Villainy and Mischief, academia for criminals and horrific monsters.

This is Amara's first year at the Academy, and she really does not like the change. She usually has to increase the temperature in her room to uncomfortable levels to get to sleep, and she has been close to an anxiety attack several times. Hopefully, she'll become more acclimated with time.

Other:
Amara speaks several languages, including Latin, English, Italian, and Ancient Greek. She is most proficient with Latin, however, followed by English and Italian.

When stressed or her routine is disturbed too much, she will recite elements from the Periodic Table.

Relationships

None, at the moment.

[theeraofthebeak]

Sigmund

You know I'm beautiful~

Full Name:
Sigmund Lelouche Montana

Nicknames/Aliases:
Sig, That Montana Boy, You Know The Weird One, Oh God He’s Got an Axe Run

Age:
16

Gender:
Male

Division:
Suavity

Powers:
Ectokinesis: Manipulates the ambient spiritual residue left behind by process of death. He uses this energy to produce a number of startling effects; Primarily the creation of skeletal thralls, though he can also use the energy to perform something similar to telekinesis, or generate short lived but powerful spectral entities.

Kirlian Perception: Sigmund is able to perceive the aura of most living humans, something he describes as “a formation of colors and shapes produced by the mind interacting with the soul”. Whether this has any practical applications or if it’s merely new age nonsense from an unstable mind is open to debate.

Description:
-5’8”
-119lbs
-Coal black hair
-Deep sapphire eyes
-Starkly pale skin
-sharp, elfin bone structures
-willowy stature
-perhaps a bit too vulpine to truly be considered handsome, though he has a roguish sort of charm

Personality:
-manic
-narcissistic
-obsessive
-megalomaniac
+adventurous
+selectively kind
+loyal
+/-curious

Crush:
Basically anyone. Effectively everyone.

Skills:
-well versed in all forms of visual media, with a strong focus on painting and sculpting.
-fairly adept with bladed weapons and hand to hand combat, though he prefers for his constructs to fight for him.
-has a knack for reading people, interpreting body language, tone, etc.
-skilled liar
-almost preternaturally lithe and agile

Weaknesses:
-physically frail
-easily distracted
-poor lateral thinker
-highly impulsive

Brief History:
The middle child of the infamous Montana clan, Sigmund himself is a highly acclaimed artist and performer. The maternal side of his family owns and operates the Arcanum Obscura, a highly prolific gallery specializing in supernaturally created or inspired pieces.
(Public knowledge ends here, GM only information sent separately)
Other:
Sigmund is almost always in the company of a construct named “Emily”, who he treats as personal assistant and bodyguard. She is described as follows:
“...one could presume the individual to be female. the proportions and the cut of the antique, millitary officer uniform would indicate as much. there is no visible skin on her person: black leather gloves cover her hands, which in itself was not terribly unusual-*
*but what WAS unusual were the red silk wrappings bound tightly about her neck and skull. a porcelain mask was pinned directly to the wrappings, simulating the face of a severe woman of classical beauty, the cold stone etched permanently into an expression of judgement and disapproval.”

[Moyai]

Doroteia

Full Name:
Doroteia Sidereal

Nicknames/Aliases:
Dori (nickname) Ao Ao (Monster Alias)

Age:
13

Gender:
Female

Division:
Strenght

Powers:
Monstrous Heritage:
One of Dorotheia's mothers was an eldritch, possibly extraterrestrial, being, and she has acquired certain traits from such ancestry, even if her half-human nature greatly dilutes the powers. She has a contained, human-looking form, but with focus, she can transform into her true, notably fluffy, form.
Normal:
Even when human she still has powers from her alien nature. She is able to move nimbly and climb walls, she can unleash her frog-like tongue to bring things to her or throw herself at others and she is stronger than you'd expect a 13 years old girl to be, but not reaching a supernatural level, instead, she is comparable to a fit adult.
Monster:
When transformed she becomes a durable fluff ball, able to bounce and roll towards her enemies. Her notable power is the ability to eat many things with impunity, no matter how hazardous they are, provided they fit down the creature's 40-centimeter wide maw opening.

Description:



A young bright-blue-haired girl, with her two-colored eyes she definitely gives off an air of weirdness, however, thanks to her inoffensive looking frame and shorter than average height many don't assume anything past that. She doesn't care much about fashion, but she likes bright clothing that has a loose fit as to not feel constraining.

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Her monstrous form is amorphous, like the hybrid mix of a sheep and a frog, it's covered in thick bright-blue wool and has a maw that occupies most of her round body,

Personality:
She is a smiling girl whose sole worry and purpose is to do that which she finds fun without a worry in the world. She doesn't allow anyone to get in the way between her and what she wants to do, even if they beg her not to do it, she will do it anyway. She doesn't particularly care about "adult" worries like wealth and power (though she does like shiny things), so many will have a hard time reasoning with her, especially when despite her chaotic whimsical behaviour she is aware enough of social expectation to play pranks on those who rely too much on her or, worse yet, those who think they can fool her.

Skills:

Deceitful, knows how to use her appearance to keep people with their guard down.

Agile, small framed and fast on her feet.

Clever, able to think quickly and improvise

Weaknesses:

Small, light of body even if transformed

Unreliable, easily distracted, brattish.

Immature, struggles with long term thinking / strategic thought / intrigues

Brief History:

Dori's mother was part of a cult that sought the powers from beyond the cosmos and within the darkest depths. After an intimate encounter with one of those she gave birth to a little girl, Doreteia. There never was a doubt in her mind that the child had inherited something from the being, she was brutish and her peers found her strange, a school bully, yet one that didn't care about the "pack behaviour" found among kids, she wasn't doing it for social points or anything, she was doing it because it was fun. When her powers started to manifest, she thought she, along with the cult, would be able to properly guide and contain the girl for their dark purposes.

They were wrong. And Dori became a self-made orphan. People related to the school had been keeping track of her, and after allowing her to be a street urchin for a bit, they acted and, with great effort, convinced her to join the school, where there is hope she can be properly trained ( and contained )